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From high BMI to the ‘GLP-1 look’: how weight-loss jabs are changing the face of beauty
Experts say exponential growth in the use of drugs such as Wegovy is shifting our perception of what is attractive Mona Lisa is the most famous portrait ever painted and millions of people flock to the Louvre to admire her enigmatic smile every year. As well as being beautiful, Mona Lisa was, according to some experts, also seriously overweight. Now they are asking how that leaves our notions of artistic beauty in an era of weight-loss drugs such as Wegovy and Mounjaro, arguing that in future, “GLP-1 face” could become the subject of modern depictions of artistic beauty. Continue reading...
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Experts say exponential growth in the use of drugs such as Wegovy is shifting our perception of what is attractive Mona Lisa is the most famous portrait ever painted and millions of people flock to the Louvre to admire her enigmatic smile every year. As well as being beautiful, Mona Lisa was, according to some experts, also seriously overweight. Now they are asking how that leaves our notions of artistic beauty in an era of weight-loss drugs such as Wegovy and Mounjaro, arguing that in future, “GLP-1 face” could become the subject of modern depictions of artistic beauty. Continue reading...
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According to The Guardian’s linked item, From high BMI to the ‘GLP-1 look’: how weight-loss jabs are changing the face of beauty, Experts say exponential growth in the use of drugs such as Wegovy is shifting our perception of what is attractive Mona Lisa is the most famous portrait ever painted and millions of people flock to the Louvre to admire her enigmatic smile every year. As well as being beautiful, Mona Lisa was, according to some experts, also seriously overweight. Now they are asking how that leaves our notions of artistic beauty in an era of weight-loss drugs such as Wegovy and Mounjaro, arguing that in future, “GLP-1 face” could become the subject of modern depictions of artistic beauty. Continue reading…
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