Weight loss drugs have ushered in a new era of frozen TV dinners

NewsWorldAmericasWeight loss drugs have ushered in a new era of frozen TV dinnersNearly one in five American adults haved used a GLP-1 at some point — and a large number of them for weight loss Katie Hawkinson in Washington, D.C. Wednesday 06 May 2026 21:25 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2971711","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/frozen-tv-microwave-dinners-glp-1-friendly-weight-loss-b2971711.html","title":"Weight loss drugs have ushered in a new era of frozen TV dinners"}}CloseRelated: Trump says 'very, very rich' friend who took Ozempic is 'fatter than ever'The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Evening_Newsletter","regTitle":"Evening Headlines","subscriptionGroup":"us_evening_headlines","subscriptionGroupId":"4326e634-422a-4447-8e1e-604a937cd3b5","type":"daily_news","pathPrefix":["/us","/news/world/americas","/news/world/americas/crime"],"title":"The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday","mobileTitle":"Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/usEveningHeadlines1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveEveningHeadlinesUSNews","regSourceSection":"Americas","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":...