I was wondering if there really are no negative long term side effects, could this finally lead to universal healthcare in the US? It seems like a lot of our costs (aside from the obvious medical industrial complex skimming massive profits) comes from health complications related to our obesity epidemic.
"South Park" did a special on this, "The End of Obesity", which is available on Paramount+. It's hilarious, and, as is often the case with South Park, also quite accurate in the underlying themes.
With the advent of Ozympic, it would be cool if at some point being slim became so commonplace and boring that we flipped back to being attracted to fat people like the middle ages.
these medications are pulling the same metabolic levers as the ketogenic/carnivore diet. the exact same thing happens on each: everybody gets pregnant after not being able to, everybody loses fat, everybody is cured or nearly cured of alcohol addiction and various mental health ailments (keep an eye out for the impact of ozempic-like medications on PTSD), heart disease and many other kinds of diseases are massively improved. ozempic doesnt do this for everyone and there are way more and more serious side-effects with ozempic but the overlap is absolutely unmistakable. keto and these medications arent making people lose weight, they are making people fundamentally healthier (ignoring side effects). they are doing something that addresses the pathological nature of an agriculture-based diet. some day very soon, we will discover the exact pathways and levers that are being modulated by these therapies and we will create a solution that wipes out most modern diseases in one fell swoop with essentially no side effects. that is coming very soon because with ozempic, there is now a north star for researchers to follow. very exciting times. savor and appreciate this insane, backwards and brutal time before the great health revolution while you still can!
No such thing as free lunch. Up to the individual to decide whats worse but the "miracle cure" positioning these drugs are enjoying in popular media is troubling.<p><a href="https://www.masseyeandear.org/news/press-releases/2024/07/prescription-weight-loss-drugs-linked-to-blinding-condition" rel="nofollow">https://www.masseyeandear.org/news/press-releases/2024/07/pr...</a>
Ozempic is a dosage for type-2 diabetes, Wegovy is a dosage for weight loss due to obesity. It's the same medication, but FUD scapegoating or conflating one with the other leads to misinformation.
Industrial made problems need pharmaceutical made solutions.<p>Second week on Mounjaro and it's crazy how all my overeating triggers, hunger pangs and sugar cravings are just gone.