Ozempic is in the spotlight but it's just the latest in a long and strange history of weight-loss drugs
- Written by: Laura Dawes, Research Fellow in Medico-Legal History, Australian National University
ShutterstockLosing weight conveniently, cheaply, safely. That’s been the holy grail of weight-loss ever since 19th century English undertaker and weight-loss celebrity William Banting’s 1863 Letter on Corpulence spruiked his “miraculous” method of slimming down.
Since then, humans have tried many things – diet,...