When you dive into the data, it’s crazy just how many societal problems, from fiscal to economic to social, can be traced back to overconsumption of sugar.
The impact of this drug is potentially immense, but it will take some years before the effect is known.
Nonetheless, we can achieve the same effect for free. Intermittent fasting is a great way to improve insulin sensitivity, lose weight, and improve vascular and cognitive health.
For anyone that has tried to adopt an intermittent fasting regimen, it is extremely difficult to do. Yes, "eat less and less frequently" was an option that existed prior to Ozempic, but clearly it wasn't a very good one, right?
Pharma & hospitals are the ultimate growth hackers… just not for health. They’re optimized for treating rising obesity, not reducing it. Less obesity = fewer hospital days = fewer $$$. Meanwhile, a shift to 'Food is Health' feels inevitable—capital-light, sustainable, and (ironically) less profitable for them.
But when I started on Ozempic all of those things became easier. If I'm not hungry until lunch then I'm not going to eat until lunch. If Carbohydrates fill me up quickly I'm going to eat fewer of them. Etc.
An environment of sedentary jobs and easy available stimulative foods is not natural either.
I actually take the view that the impact won't be as huge as one might hope due to these drugs lowering feelings of hunger, but most people instead eating sugary foods while removing the more nutritious ones that had useful fats and proteins.
They'll end up degrading by still eating trashy foods and not giving their body proteins needed to rebuild vital tissues.
A low dose of Ozempic should be supplied to every American for a $50 a month copay if they desire.
Government should use its volume and loosening of usage criteria to negotiate bigger discount from manufacturer and then subsidize the rest.
When you dive into the data, it’s crazy just how many societal problems, from fiscal to economic to social, can be traced back to overconsumption of sugar.
The impact of this drug is potentially immense, but it will take some years before the effect is known.
Nonetheless, we can achieve the same effect for free. Intermittent fasting is a great way to improve insulin sensitivity, lose weight, and improve vascular and cognitive health.
For anyone that has tried to adopt an intermittent fasting regimen, it is extremely difficult to do. Yes, "eat less and less frequently" was an option that existed prior to Ozempic, but clearly it wasn't a very good one, right?
I don't find it particularly difficult, but it took a few weeks to get used to for sure.
Sure, but Ozempic puts intermittent fasting straight into your blood. It's awesome.
"GDP is a poor proxy for the societal value of healthcare innovation" because it misses many quality-of-life benefits."
True but irrelevant for cost benefit analysis of innovation.
You should check out "amidwesterndoctor" on sub-stack and his sharing the downsides of this "wonder" drug
Pharma & hospitals are the ultimate growth hackers… just not for health. They’re optimized for treating rising obesity, not reducing it. Less obesity = fewer hospital days = fewer $$$. Meanwhile, a shift to 'Food is Health' feels inevitable—capital-light, sustainable, and (ironically) less profitable for them.
Anti-obesity drugs only compensate, incompletely, for human weakness and lack of discipline.
There are no miracle cures, nor genies in bottles either.
Well, humans are more likely to invent such drugs than to grow more discipline.
You are correct.
So few understand that discipline does not come from imposing mere will.
The only sustainable way is to start by embracing the habit.
Then routine takes over, does what will alone cannot.
By habit you rise early; work-out; eat clean; avoid carbohydrates..
Whatever your purpose requires.
But when I started on Ozempic all of those things became easier. If I'm not hungry until lunch then I'm not going to eat until lunch. If Carbohydrates fill me up quickly I'm going to eat fewer of them. Etc.
An environment of sedentary jobs and easy available stimulative foods is not natural either.
Glad to hear it a drug worked for you!
Some years ago I needed to lose a lot. Seems I'm responsive to cutting carbs, so avoided the pharma route.
I actually take the view that the impact won't be as huge as one might hope due to these drugs lowering feelings of hunger, but most people instead eating sugary foods while removing the more nutritious ones that had useful fats and proteins.
They'll end up degrading by still eating trashy foods and not giving their body proteins needed to rebuild vital tissues.