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GLP-1 meds are so effective, and likely will be cheap enough for most that I worry that there will be a "RTO" type push from companies to ban or discourage them
by gedy 10mo ago
GLP-1 meds are so effective, and likely will be cheap enough for most that I worry that there will be a "RTO" type push from companies to ban or discourage them due to the financial impact on food, snack, booze companies.
- john01dav 10mo agoThat would be a horrifying violation of bodily autonomy. This doesn't mean that it won't happen, but it does make it especially vile if it does.
- resoluteteeth 10mo agoThe thing is, even people who are obese and gaining weight over time are usually just eating a tiny calorie surplus each day. If people take GLP-1 meds and get down into the normal range, at that point even if they stay on the drugs, they're going to have to adjust the dose so they stop losing weight again (without gaining weight). This means that even if everyone who's overweight or obese started taking GLP-1 drugs and started losing weight right now, the reduction in food consumption would still be limited and short term. So I think this concern is somewhat overblown.
- gedy 10mo agoThey really don't seem to work that way, it's not a calorie minusing weight loss pill.
- resoluteteeth 10mo agoThey don't work by reducing appetite, causing people to eat less? What mechanism do you think they work by then?
- aussieguy1234 10mo agoMost return to office mandates benefit downtown real estate and businesses, despite remote work being equally as effective as in office for most office jobs. So its not out of the question that processed food and alcohol companies might lobby to restrict or ban these medications to protect their profits, despite them being proven to be medically effective. It wouldn't be the first time corporate profit interests override the interests of ordinary people.