Crazy stats from Tortoise Media: One in eight U.S. adults have used Ozempic. This year, the drug’s creator..

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Oct 9, 2024
6:45:16pm

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Crazy stats from Tortoise Media: One in eight U.S. adults have used Ozempic. This year, the drug’s creator..

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America’s weight loss is Denmark’s gain - Tortoise

US obesity levels have dropped for the first time on record and Ozempic may be behind it. This would be the inference from US public health agency data: the obesity rate has fallen fastest among college graduates, the group considered most likely to use expensive weight-loss drugs. One in eight US...

https://www.tortoisemedia.com/2024/10/08/americas-weight-loss-is-denmarks-gain/[https://tortoisemedia.com/2024/10/08/americas-weight-loss-is-denmarks-gain/]

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Crazy stats from Tortoise Media: One in eight U.S. adults have used Ozempic. This year, the drug’s creator..

greatbam 1% better everyday

Oct 9, 6:45pm

That’s a lot of Lego

JohnnyComeLately

Oct 9, 6:46pm

That's pathetic

Gustav

Oct 9, 6:47pm

We should embrace it for those very reasons. Use at own risk but man if it helps lower the obesity rate

JohnnyComeLately

Oct 9, 6:49pm

And may lower heart attack and stroke too.

BikeGuy

Oct 9, 7:01pm

And obesity related cancers

TN_Coug

Oct 9, 7:03pm

I think we should educate people on it to lift weights and eat well

TN_Coug

Oct 9, 7:29pm

And higher protein diet when on it. Don’t just eat crap or you lose a ton of muscle

JohnnyComeLately

Oct 9, 7:33pm

Absolutely. Tons of protein

TN_Coug

Oct 9, 7:43pm

The long term consequences are you have to be on it permanently or you almost always gain back

CSoul

Oct 9, 6:50pm

Total money grab by Pharma. It’s being pushed as a cure when it is only a band aid for poor life choices….

Bonoman

Oct 9, 7:13pm

…..and who is going to foot the bill for Medicare and Medicaid patients at ~$1600/mo? We all are…..

Bonoman

Oct 9, 7:17pm

I mean I don't understand why people aren't choosing cheaper routes? CB talks about how you can get these drugs..

greatbam

Oct 9, 8:21pm

You are already footing the bill for their numerous obesity related complications- knee replacements, heart attacks and

TN_Coug

Oct 9, 8:29pm

There’s no such thing as a free lunch

CougarHut

Oct 9, 6:52pm

Probably not. the peptides have been on the market for a long time so far without issues.

TN_Coug

Oct 9, 6:55pm

Peptides? So like soda and the ocean?

TNT

Oct 9, 7:05pm

My sense is that the long term side effects are the same side effects one gets

BikeGuy

Oct 9, 7:15pm

The Denmark GDP growth is absolutely bananas. Almost unbelievable.

Mjolnir

Oct 9, 6:48pm

Nobody ever went broke betting against Americans' judgment

vagabonder

Oct 9, 6:52pm

Sad, but true

Oct 9, 7:04pm

Between Lego and ozempic, America’s is entirely dependent on the

The Pope

Oct 9, 6:50pm

that's crazy... seems like we find bad side effects to anything unnatural

Ezy

Oct 9, 6:55pm

It's the nature of drugs and side effects

TNT

Oct 9, 7:06pm

Excellent news. No coincidence that US obesity rates fell for the first time

valleus

Oct 9, 6:56pm

Geez

TNT

Oct 9, 6:59pm

Frankly it’s hilarious that Denmark beat out the behemoth that is US Healthcare.

Yiowa

Oct 9, 7:07pm

We don’t do preventative here.

CasualFan

Oct 9, 7:15pm

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