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This is an insane figure. With Trump threatening a trade war with the EU I wonder if these Ozempic/Wegovi drugs will be targetted in retaliation -- they seem to
by s_dev 2y ago
This is an insane figure. With Trump threatening a trade war with the EU I wonder if these Ozempic/Wegovi drugs will be targetted in retaliation -- they seem to be the only weapons to counter this epidemic.
- mensetmanusman 2y agoDaily/weekly needle injections is the only defense?
- JumpCrisscross 2y ago> Daily/weekly needle injections is the only defense? No, just the most effective one once you've got an obese population. (Nicotine patches aren't the solution to cigarette smoking. But they are a great tool for cigarette smokers.)
- berbec 2y agoBarring changing one's own diet and activity-level? Seems so. Sadly, only one of these options takes 30 seconds and the US is quite the "Now, please" culture. [1] 1: Am an American. I want it now.
- Rinzler89 2y agoHere's the deal: You give us iPhones because we lost our domestic tech industry, and we'll give you anti-fattening drugs because you can't be bothered to put down the endless refill of Big-Gulp. Seems fair to me.
- dgfitz 2y agoThere are arms and legs to those drugs. https://www.newsweek.com/surgeon-warning-about-weight-gain-once-you-stop-ozempic-1978057 https://www.newsweek.com/surgeon-warning-about-weight-gain-o... > "Been 6 months...still haven't gained a lb. It was a miracle medicine," said one user and another agreed, "Nope. Been off 18 months and Not. A. Pound. Gained." >But this doesn't ring true for all, one user said: "This is very true was on Ozempic reached my goal weight then stopped and regained it all back. Just started again." >"Lost 52 pounds on Ozempic in 5 months. Was taken off gained 85 pounds in 6 months. [Back] on Ozempic and dwn 7 pounds in 3 days. I'll just stay on it..."
- HDThoreaun 2y agoAll sorts of chronic conditions require permanent medicating. Why should obesity be different?
- dgfitz 2y agoSo you agree that ozempic makes people eat less?
- kashunstva 2y ago> they seem to be the only weapons to counter this epidemic Surely we haven’t realized the full potential of health behaviour change and healthy default choices at scale. That class of interventions is considerably cheaper and more immune to trade disputes than GLP-1 agonists. But also deeply unprofitable for the pharmaceutical and processed food industries.
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- s1artibartfast 2y agoThe food and pharma industry isn't going to kick down the door with guns if someone puts down the fork and starts exercising. It can be done at an individual level, with no permission, and no training.
- valval 2y agoTrump is committed to making America healthy again.
- seattle_spring 2y agoThe guy who insists McDonalds is healthy, and claims that exercise depletes a finite amount of energy one has in their lifetime?
- valval 2y agoThose are obvious bullshit leftist smear claims, but even if they were true it wouldn’t matter, as Trump is the CEO who has appointed capable people to do the work for him.