--- title: "Tracy Morgan Says He Actually Managed to Gain Weight on Ozempic With Superhuman Eating Abilities" description: "During a recent interview with Jimmy Fallon \"The Tonight Show,\" comedian Tracy Morgan said he was able to \"out-eat Ozempic.\"" date: "2024-03-22" modified: "2024-03-22" authors: - name: "Victor Tangermann" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor" url: "https://futurism.com/neoscope/tracy-morgan-gain-weight-ozempic" categories: - "Health & Medicine" tags: - "ozempic" - "Weight Loss" --- # Tracy Morgan Says He Actually Managed to Gain Weight on Ozempic With Superhuman Eating Abilities ![During a recent interview with Jimmy Fallon "The Tonight Show," comedian Tracy Morgan said he was able to "out-eat Ozempic."]() *\Image: The Tonight Show via YouTube\* Comedian Tracy Morgan says he's accomplished yet another incredible feat. During a recent interview with Jimmy Fallon "The Tonight Show," the "Saturday Night Live" legend claimed that even Ozempic was no match for his voracious appetite. "I’ve learned to out-eat Ozempic," he said. "I out-ate Ozempic. I’ve gained 40 pounds. I’m like Magic Johnson. I gained 40 pounds." Ozempic, pharmaceutical Novo Nordisk's brand name for the drug called semaglutide, has conventionally been used to treat diabetes, but has quickly become an incredibly popular treatment for weight loss — perhaps especially among celebrities. The injection has been shown to [lower blood sugar levels and regulate insulin](), while also limiting appetite by producing a hormone in our intestines. In other words, you feel fuller faster, often leading to significant weight loss. Unless, that is, your name is Tracy Morgan. Morgan previously talked about his Ozempic prescription [during the "Today" show]() back in August 2023. "It cuts my appetite in half," he said at the time. "Now I only eat half a bag of Doritos." Judging by the comedian's latest comments, however, the drug isn't quite having its intended effect anymore. Morgan's perhaps facetious remarks come admit many celebrities grappling with the significance of the drug. Oprah Winfrey, for instance, [announced]() she was leaving WeightWatchers after nearly a decade, admitting she'd been taking weight loss medications. "Why do we need WeightWatchers, if we have Zepbound and Wegovy?" she asked during a [recent *ABC* special](), referring to a competing tirzepatide and semaglutide treatment, respectively. (Tirzepatide is a similar compound that's also been prescribed to treat type 2 diabetes and weight management.) But whether weekly injections of Ozempic are effective and safe in the long run remains somewhat of a debate. For instance, there have been [conflicting reports]() over whether patients regain weight when they stop taking the drug. On the flip side, a growing body of evidence has found health benefits to the drugs. One recent study also [found]() that semaglutide can prevent the progression of diabetic kidney disease. Another [found that it led]() to significantly better outcomes for patients with heart failure. Novo Nordisk [recently announced]() that early data from an experimental trial of a new obesity treatment pill — not injection — were promising, leading to participants losing a whopping 13 percent of their body weight over just 12 weeks. In other words, we're likely to see more A-listers — and regular people — jump on the bandwagon in the near future. Whether they'll also be able to "out-eat" Ozempic like Morgan, though, seems far less likely. **More on Ozempic:** *[New Weight Loss Pill More Effective Than Ozempic, Tests Find]()* ## Author I've been at Futurism since 2017, where my role has evolved to encompass design, writing, and increasingly editing. I've always been fascinated by space exploration and advanced transportation, which I've leaned into by interviewing luminaries in those fields while closely following the dimensions of policy and regulation that allow next-generation projects to succeed -- or, sometimes, to fail. I'm also keenly interested in the effects of generative AI on society, policies, and democratic institutions, as well as clean energy, physics and biology, and the vagaries of tech leadership. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Ars Technica, Gizmodo, PC Magazine, Jalopnik, Fox News, and the New York Post. I spent my childhood living in locations including Manila, the Philippines, and Geneva, Switzerland, attended McGill University, and now live in Toronto, Canada. Before Futurism I worked at AskMen and a small photography studio. In my free time, I'm an avid gardener, foodie, and craft beer lover, as well as a maker of artisanal hot pepper sauces. I have a magnificent dog named Freida. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()