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Savewith a NBCUniversal ProfileCreate your free profile or log in to save this articleNov. 8, 2025, 5:00 AM ESTBy Mithil AggarwalNEW DELHI — When the weight loss drug Mounjaro came on the market in India earlier this year, Shyamanthak Kiran was one of the first patients to try it.Kiran, a 27-year-old financial trader who has struggled with hypothyroidism, said he “did not have a lot of expectations” when it came to losing weight. But “luck turned out in my favor,” he said, and in six months he lost all of the 60-plus pounds he had gained a few years earlier.“It was a two-year struggle that came to an end, and I couldn’t be happier,” he told NBC News.Indians trying to lose weight are embracing drugs such as Mounjaro, which is also used to treat diabetes in a country that has been called the world’s diabetes capital. The injectable medication from American pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly has become India’s most popular drug by value since being approved in March, with over $11 million in sales in October, pharmaceutical market research firm Pharmarack said Friday.Mounjaro is an injectable medication used to treat diabetes. Saumya Khandelwal for NBC NewsEven before India’s more recent approval of Ozempic, another drug that is widely used for weight loss in the United States and other countries, there was already surging demand in the country for semaglutide, its active ingredient.Ozempic’s Danish drugmaker, Novo Nordisk, says it is “actively working” to widen the availability of the drug, which Indian regulators have approved for diabetes but not obesity. The company also makes other semaglutide drugs that are already used for weight loss in India, including Wegovy, an injectable, and Rybelsus, which is taken orally.Demand could grow even further when the patent for Ozempic’s active ingredient, semaglutide, expires next March in India, a pharmaceutical manufacturing giant where companies are eager to produce cheaper generic versions of the lucrative weight-loss drugs.The exploding popularity of the drugs has taken aback some doctors and officials, with Jitendra Singh, a government minister and physician, warning in August against the “unchecked spread of disinformation” through “fad regimens” and emphasizing the importance of lifestyle interventions such as regular yoga practice.Semaglutide and tirzepatide, the active ingredient in Mounjaro, are GLP-1 agonists that were first developed to treat diabetes and have also been approved in many countries for the treatment of obesity. They regulate blood sugar and help slow how quickly food passes through the stomach, curbing hunger as a result.India, the world’s most populous country, has over 100 million people with diabetes, or nearly 10% of its adult population, according to a 2023 study by the Indian Council of Medical Research. An additional 135 million people are prediabetic, the study found.Diabetes information displayed on the walls of a clinic in New Delhi last month.Saumya Khandelwal for NBC NewsDoctors say the situation is worsening as India’s burgeoning middle class adopts a more Western lifestyle, eating more high-fat, high-sugar foods and exercising less.“Compared to, say, a decade ago, there are more people now in their late 20s and early 30s who are being diagnosed with diabetes, as compared to the elderly population,” said Dr. Saurav Shishir Agrawal, an endocrinologist in Noida, which is part of Delhi’s capital region.“They ask us to just give them pills,” Agrawal said, “but these medicines work better only when you are clubbing them with lifestyle changes.”Agrawal practices at the newly built Medanta Hospital, where staff greet patients with a gentle “Namaste.” It is an example of the growing number of modern and high-end hospitals popping up around increasingly dense megacities such as Delhi, home to 33 million people, where diabetes has a greater hold.Saurav Agrawal, an endocrinologist at Medanta Hospital in Noida, India.Saumya Khandelwal for NBC NewsA monthly course of Mounjaro can cost as much as $250, the average monthly salary in many parts of India. But for more affluent Indians, a bigger deterrent is the idea of injecting themselves, said Dr. Tribhuvan Gulati, an endocrinologist.“People get scared whenever you tell them that they’re going to be on an injectable,” said Gulati, who has a clinic in central Delhi.Gulati keeps a demo pen of Mounjaro in a drawer to show how easy it is to use the medicine, which just needs to be refrigerated before use.But the ease of use is also what worries Gulati and other doctors, who say many patients fail to overhaul the lifestyle and dietary habits causing or contributing to their health issues in the first place.“If you look at the causes of obesity in India, it is 90% lifestyle and 10% anything else,” said Dr. Anoop Misra, chairman of the Fortis Centre for Diabetes, Obesity and Cholesterol and head of India’s National Diabetes Obesity and Cholesterol Foundation.“The diet now is totally imbalanced because of free availability of food everywhere,” he said.The potential gastrointestinal and other side effects from the weight-loss drugs, which in the U.S. have prompted multiple lawsuits against GLP-1 makers, give some patients pause, Gulati said. But others “are OK with continuing it throughout their life because they know that they won’t be able to control themselves.”A handbook about managing diabetes at a clinic in New Delhi.Saumya Khandelwal for NBC NewsDiabetic patients such as Moinak Pal, who has high insulin resistance, say that GLP-1 drugs have been the easiest way to lose weight.“I have been fat-shamed since I was a child,” said Pal, 34, a Noida-based journalist. He said he has been losing about 3 pounds a week since he started taking Mounjaro.It was “extremely difficult for me to lose weight by conventional means,” he said.Part of the problem, Misra said, is the lifestyle in India’s sprawling and congested urban areas, where commutes can last as long as four hours round-trip. When workers get home, apps can deliver everything from food to clothes to their doorsteps in minutes.“They want quick fixes that don’t involve going on a restrictive diet or daily exercise of an hour and so on,” he said of some of his patients. “As a result, diabetes is everywhere. Every day I see patients who are young, who have uncontrolled Type 2 diabetes.”Rajendra Nath Dixit blames nobody but himself for his health problems. The retired banker had heart bypass surgery earlier this year, and before that had been spending almost 8,000 rupees ($90) a month just on his insulin.“I was fond of taking the typical Indian oily foods, samosas, chole bhature, and in the evening I would take five or six rotis,” said Dixit, 66. “Every bad habit was there.”In the five months since his surgery, Dixit has switched over completely to the oral semaglutide Rybelsus, is exercising more and is consuming less fat and sugar. He is spending 11,000 rupees ($125) a month on Rybelsus, but has been able to stop using insulin.“I’m feeling very good, very light,” he said. “My confidence has gone up, and my life has totally changed.”Mithil AggarwalMithil Aggarwal is a Hong Kong-based reporter/producer for NBC News.
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Savewith a NBCUniversal ProfileCreate your free profile or log in to save this articleOct. 14, 2025, 2:34 PM EDTBy Mirna Alsharif and Jean LeeA small Tennessee county is in mourning after an explosion at an ammunition processing plant last week is believed to have killed everyone who was inside.The blast Friday was reported at Accurate Energetic Systems near McEwen, Tennessee, at around 7:45 a.m., leaving behind only scattered debris. Officials reported a day after the explosion that there were no survivors, adding that 16 people who were in the privately owned facility were unaccounted for. A candlelight vigil was held Sunday outside the Humphreys County Courthouse to mourn the 16 presumed victims of the blast. Crowds of people could be seen paying their respects with lit candles. On Monday, a list of the victims was released: Jason Adams, Erick Anderson, Billy Baker, Adam Boatman, Christopher Clark, Mindy Clifton, James Cook, Reyna Gillahan, LaTeisha Mays, Jeremy Moore, Melinda Rainey, Melissa Stanford, Trenton Stewart, Rachel Woodall, Steven Wright and Donald Yowell.As the cause of the blast remains under investigation, more is coming to light about the victims.#embed-20251014-tennessee-plant-explosion iframe {width: 1px;min-width: 100%}Trenton Stewart Trenton Stewart.via FacebookStewart, 25, is missing and presumed dead as a result of the Friday morning explosion.His fiancée, Katy Stover, described him as the best man she has ever met.”I don’t know what I can even say to make anyone understand the man he was,” Stover wrote in a Facebook post. “He made me laugh until I couldn’t breathe, and he was truly my best friend, my soulmate, and my person.”According to Stewart’s Facebook page, he was a pastor at a church in Waverly, Tennessee. In a post, he said that his goal as a pastor “isn’t to have the biggest crowd, or to be the most perfect person, but to show the love of Christ in whatever way possible.”The last livestream from one of his sermons was posted on Oct. 5.LaTeisha Mays LaTeisha Mays.via WSMVMays, 26, is unaccounted for, her family told NBC affiliate WSMV. She worked for Accurate Energetic Systems for eight months. Her family described her as “the glue to our family.”Steven Wright Steven Wright.via FacebookWright’s wife, Melinda, is mourning her husband.”How could I have known that 24 hours ago I would have watched those taillights disappear for the last time!” she posted to her Facebook account the day after the explosion. The couple shared two boys.Rachel WoodallRachel Woodall.via FacebookWoodall was a production operator at Accurate Energetic Systems, according to her Facebook profile. Her boyfriend, Nathan Birchard, remembered her as his angel.”You brought color into my world that was otherwise dark and grey,” he wrote in a Facebook post. “You made me a better man and always made me wanna strive to be better. We had dreams and a future that we was planning just to be taken away in a instant.”Birchard said Woodall “touched so many lives.””You never would’ve realized the impact you have made on those around you,” he wrote. Christopher ClarkChristopher Clark.Family photoClark’s sister, Peggy Wood, said he was known as “Buck.””He never met a stranger and was loved by everyone,” Wood told NBC News. “He is greatly missed by his family. This is a loss we will never get over.”Clark was the youngest of all his siblings, his sister said. “There was 9 years between us,” she said. “We were the ‘babies’ out of nine.”Melissa StanfordMelissa Stanford.via FacebookStanford was a mother, daughter, sister and aunt, according to her niece, Brittany Kirouac. Kirouac said the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation spoke to families of the victims on the day of the blast and told them “there was a zero percent chance of survival.””Keep our family in your prayers, send good vibes, whatever you do,” Kirouac wrote in a Facebook post.Jeremy MooreJeremy Moore.via FacebookOn Friday, Moore’s mother, Ava Hinson, asked for prayers for her son after hearing there had been an explosion at his workplace. On Monday, Hinson said she received confirmation from the Humphreys County Sheriff’s Office that he was dead.”Rest in peace my sweet baby boy,” she wrote on Facebook. Moore would have turned 38 on Oct. 20.Jason Adams Jason Adams.via FacebookAdams and his wife, Valerie, just celebrated their 26th wedding anniversary, she said in a Facebook post.”How am I suppose to live without my soulmate, love of my life and my best friend,” she wrote.Billy BakerBilly Baker.via FacebookBaker’s cousin, Emily Tate, announced his death on Facebook the day after the blast. “Billy always seemed big and sturdy — larger than life,” Tate wrote. “He always had a smile and a hug for me, his ‘little cuz.'”Tate asked for prayers for his wife, sons and grandchildren.Mindy CliftonMindy Clifton.via FacebookA friend of Clifton’s remembered her as “a big personality wrapped around a caring heart,” while another said she took him under her wing at the start of his career in the corrections industry.”When we last spoke, I told you ‘I Love you’ and your response was…’I love you too brother,’ so i have absolutely no regrets,” JayVion Mcvadian wrote. Reyna GillahanReyna Gillahan.via FacebookGillahan’s daughter, Rosalina, said her mother’s dream was to pay off her home. “She was a beautiful soul — loving, strong, and always thinking of others before herself,” Rosalina Gillahan wrote in a Facebook post. Donald YowellDonald Yowell.via FacebookA friend of Yowell’s said, “his love, his laughter, and his hugs were all larger than life.”Ashlee Oliver asked for prayers for his family and loved ones, and advised everyone to live life the way he did.”And in honor of Don… be kind, forgive easily, and love well,” Oliver wrote in a Facebook post. “All things he did perfectly.”Melinda RaineyRainey was passionate about WWE, according to her nephew’s wife, Kimberly Thomas-Thorn. “She was one of the sweetest, kindest people I’ve met,” she wrote. “I’m going to miss her talking about WWE wrestling and aggravating Josh about TN vs BAMA.”Mirna AlsharifMirna Alsharif is a breaking news reporter for NBC News.Jean LeeJean Lee reports with NBC News’ Social Newsgathering team in Los Angeles. She previously reported for the NBC News investigative unit.Larissa Gao and Caroline Radnofsky contributed.
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