The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to hopeposting@lemmy.world · 22 days agoWe might have finally turned the corner on obesitylemmy.worldimagemessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down10
arrow-up15arrow-down1imageWe might have finally turned the corner on obesitylemmy.worldThe Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to hopeposting@lemmy.world · 22 days agomessage-square7fedilink
minus-squareEntertainmeonly@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·22 days agoWhy 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.
minus-squareThe Picard Maneuver@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·22 days agoIt’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.
minus-squareEntertainmeonly@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·22 days agoGood point. Can’t wait to read about the terrible long term side effects of that stuff in like ten years.
minus-squareNikelui@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·22 days agoCan’t be much worse than long-term side effects of obesity, though.
minus-squareDahGangalang@infosec.publinkfedilinkarrow-up1·22 days agoYeah, 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.
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.
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.
Good point. Can’t wait to read about the terrible long term side effects of that stuff in like ten years.
Can’t be much worse than long-term side effects of obesity, though.
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.