Critics concerned GLP-1 drugs may give athletes a performance edge

(NewsNation) — GLP-1 weight-loss drugs are a hot health topic. Now, critics are debating whether the medications should be banned in sports for potentially being performance-enhancing drugs.

The debate comes after 23-time Grand Slam-winning superstar Serena Williams officially came back to tennis after stepping away from the game for four years. During that time, she admitted to using a GLP-1 medication to get back in shape, saying it helped her lose 34 pounds.

Williams told People magazine in August that the drug “helped me enhance everything that I was already doing — eating healthy and working out, whether it was as a professional athlete at the top level of tennis or just going to the gym every day.”

She even became a spokesperson for Ro, a telehealth company that provides weight-loss medications.

On Monday, fitness expert Jillian Michaels and former professional tennis player Patrick McEnroe joined Chris Cuomo, saying they don’t believe GLP-1s enhance an athlete’s performance.

“Sure, it’s going to improve her........

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