• Blackout
    link
    fedilink
    911 hours ago

    My dad’s diet was so bad and he was so overweight he contracted diabetes. And one of the medications got on was Ozempic. That was back in 2020 and he has lost a lot of weight. I just assume anyone making miraculous weight losses are on that version by now.

    • @[email protected]
      link
      fedilink
      39 hours ago

      I know people that have used Ozempic to lose 10 vanity pounds. I wouldn’t be surprised if that doest have widespread effect.

  • @[email protected]
    link
    fedilink
    2514 hours ago

    Why do I have the nagging feeling this has more to do with price gouging and shrinkflation, and less to do with health awareness or self control.

    • The Assman
      link
      fedilink
      1612 hours ago

      It doesn’t. The poorest areas of America are the most obese. That’s because healthy food is considered luxury goods and cheap food is terrible for you.

    • The Picard ManeuverOP
      link
      2314 hours ago

      It’s possible, but I think it’s largely been attributed to drugs like ozempic. Something like 1 in 8 people have taken it in some form already.

      • @[email protected]
        link
        fedilink
        1514 hours ago

        Good point. Can’t wait to read about the terrible long term side effects of that stuff in like ten years.

        • @Nikelui
          link
          2412 hours ago

          Can’t be much worse than long-term side effects of obesity, though.

      • @[email protected]
        link
        fedilink
        314 hours ago

        Yeah, I was reading a news article to this effect the other day.
        Hell if I saved it and/or remember where I saw it, but shouldn’t be too hard to dredge up a news report to that effect.

    • @[email protected]
      link
      fedilink
      114 hours ago

      I know I’ve cut one meal a day out to combat inflations effects on my wallet. It hasn’t been that difficult, and I definitely have lost weight.

  • @JackLSauce
    link
    611 hours ago

    Maybe the line is collapsing under its own weight

  • @gusgalarnyk
    link
    310 hours ago

    Damn, I moved out of the country in 2023. SMH

  • @spittingimage
    link
    411 hours ago

    Now I need to turn my own personal corner and join the trend.

  • [email protected]
    link
    fedilink
    713 hours ago

    Do we know if that’s people being less overweight… or is that line going down… people who died through comorbidity with something else?