<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/2026/link-truth-about-the-ozempic-craze .aspx" dsn="blogs"><title>Ask the expert: The truth about the Ozempic craze </title><description><span>Gina Leinninger</span><span>, who specializes in obesity research, provides insights on how GLP-1 drugs work and why losing weight isn’t a simple matter.</span></description><pubDate>01/20/2026</pubDate><image><img src="/_assets/images/news/2026/2026-01-ozempic-ask-the-expert.jpg" alt="top down angle of person standing on a weight scale"/></image><externalNewsArticleLink>https://msutoday.msu.edu/news/2026/01/ask-the-expert-the-truth-about-the-ozempic-craze</externalNewsArticleLink><categories>Faculty</categories><broadcast>physiology</broadcast></item>