Cover Story: China Formally Enlists ‘Miracle’ Drug in Fight Against Ballooning Obesity Rate

Fang Xia, a 24-year-old woman, has faced a lifelong struggle with obesity, a condition that has plagued her both physically and psychologically. But like millions of others around the world, her life was turned around after taking semaglutide, a glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) analog that mimics a hormone that triggers a sense of fullness and helps overweight people shed the pounds.