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> Pharmaceuticals known as GLP-1 agonists help people lose weight while anecdotal evidence suggests they also cut urges to consume addictive substances, includi
by chiefalchemist 3y ago
> Pharmaceuticals known as GLP-1 agonists help people lose weight while anecdotal evidence suggests they also cut urges to consume addictive substances, including alcohol, and cigarettes. The growing popularity of the drugs could hurt demand for companies including PepsiCo Inc., the maker of Pepsi soda and Lay’s potato chips, McDonald’s Corp., and Altria Group Inc,, the cigarette maker, according to Barclays strategists led by Jigar Patel in a note on Tuesday.
Barclays is putting fast food in the same category as "addictive substances, including alcohol, and cigarettes"? It almost feels as if Fast Food is on the cusp of having a Tobacco Industry-esque whistle-blower revelation.