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I don’t know why you’re being downvoted. I’ve seen this being peddled on social media and if you’re exploring these avenues simply to lose weight you’re lazy and should just exercise more / control your diet.
You can say that as much as you want, but it won't stop the obesity epidemic. "Just put in the work" won't save millions from heart disease due to poor diet. Of course everyone could just start eating better. But clearly that hasn't and will not work, so anything that can be used to help people be healthier and save lives, should be.
A sugar tax would help. Anything to force food producers to stop loading their food with sugar, fat and salt. Not making a drug cheaper.
The sugar issue took decades to get us here and will take decades to get us out. It's not an overnight cause and effect. Meanwhile, my doctor thinks ozempic should be in the drinking water (tongue in cheek of course) because of the good it would do to society with immediate results.
I don’t know what to say to that. It’s like futurama’s solution to climate change. We know the problem, but it would be too hard and take too long to fix it, so let’s just do this short term solution and let the next few generations figure it out? Screw what effects it might cause to millions that might be allergic, or to millions who it does not work on. This shouldn’t be a stopgap to fixing issues.
Fuck off. I guarantee you that every single person considering medication to control weight has tried exercise and diet.
Bull shit, I know people that are not clinically obese fighting with their insurers to get this covered. If you think the main purchaser is someone who needs it, I wish I was as naïve as you.
You sound like a fat guy lmao
Because they are all phama shills? Mad that I’m right? Too much copium?
I was on your side, weird flex but ok
Flex? I’m sorry, I don’t understand
flexing is like boasting, idk how that ties into your original comment but yeah