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Semaglutide, found in weight loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy, has been found to improve sensitivity to taste, perhaps explaining another way the medications help change food preferences and lead to weight loss.
Other taste-related changes also potentially seen with the GLP-1 agent in proof-of-concept study
Semaglutide improved taste sensitivity, changed gene expression in the tongue that's responsible for taste perception, and changed the brain's response to sweet tastes, according to research presented at ENDO 2024, the Endocrine Society's annual meeting in Boston, Mass.
In a new study, researchers found that semaglutide helps improve taste sensitivity in women with obesity. Participants also experienced a change in the brain's response to sweet tastes.
GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy may affect your sense of taste and the way your brain responds to sweet foods.