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> used widely for entirely aesthetic reasons by many, many people. Do you have some numbers to back that up?
by ksindryolos 1y ago
> used widely for entirely aesthetic reasons by many, many people.
Do you have some numbers to back that up?
- snapcaster 1y agoGo outside somewhere in the western world? i personally know dozens
- SpicyLemonZest 1y agoAs of May 2024, 6% of the US population was currently taking a GLP-1 agonist medication (https://www.kff.org/health-costs/poll-finding/kff-health-tracking-poll-may-2024-the-publics-use-and-views-of-glp-1-drugs/ https://www.kff.org/health-costs/poll-finding/kff-health-tra...).
- paxys 1y agoThe US also has a 40% obesity rate, so it isn't hard to imagine that 6% of them truly need the drug for medical reasons.
- bayarearefugee 1y agoPost was made based on observational/anecdotal experience of knowing several people who take the drug without having had a hard medical need. But its not hard to find various references to this as a widespread reality: https://www.cato.org/blog/study-finds-glp-1s-are-effectively-over-counter-drugs-online-grey-market https://www.cato.org/blog/study-finds-glp-1s-are-effectively... https://www.wired.com/story/glp1-ozempic-wegovy-semaglutide-compounding-pharmacies-hims-reflexmd-alan-meds-henry-ro-getthinmd/ https://www.wired.com/story/glp1-ozempic-wegovy-semaglutide-... https://www.aafp.org/pubs/fpm/blogs/inpractice/entry/glp-1-online.html https://www.aafp.org/pubs/fpm/blogs/inpractice/entry/glp-1-o...