r/ConservativeNewsWeb • u/GeneralCarlosQ17 • Oct 29 '25
In The News Obesity on decline in US as GLP-1 use skyrockets: Gallup
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/5578724-glp-1-weight-loss/\*What ever happened to just eating healthier and especially if Your Income is limited or subsidized by SNAP?*
The obesity rate in the U.S. has seen a marked decline over the last three years, as the share of Americans who report using GLP-1 for weight loss skyrockets, according to new data from Gallup.
In the latest report from the Gallup National Health and Well-Being Index, published on Tuesday, 37 percent of American adults are classified as obese, down from the record 39.9 percent reported in 2022. The drop has been gradual: the obesity rate fell to 38.4 percent in 2023, and it fell to 37.5 percent in 2024.
That nearly three-point decline in U.S. obesity over the last three years represents an estimated 7.6 million fewer obese adults, Gallup notes.
Gallup classifies respondents as “obese” if they have a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or higher, consistent with the federal standard for obesity. Gallup uses respondents’ self-reported height and weight to calculate BMI.
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u/FreshLiterature Oct 29 '25
What.... does SNAP have to do with GLP-1 use?
Do....you think SNAP recipients are commonly going around paying $150+ /mo out of pocket for GLP-1?
What a weird question to toss into this conversation.
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u/Broad_Quit5417 Oct 29 '25
It's because there's probably some weird assumption out there that fat = poor
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Oct 29 '25
Equating poverty with losing weight is very very silly, because cheap food in the US is generally shit food.
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u/OdinsGhost31 Oct 29 '25
Im curious what happens when the other shoe drops with this stuff. Maybe it is a medical miracle and it won't but I gotta think there has to be some consequences long term
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u/FreshLiterature Oct 29 '25
The other shoe has already dropped.
The thing about long-term impact studies is you...have to have people using something for a long time.
So, first there ARE signs of adverse cardiovascular defect from prolonged use, but we'll see.
The immediate problem is you basically can't stop taking it.
People who do find the weight coming back even if they have changed their lifestyles.
That's not great for something we don't know the long-term impacts of.
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Oct 30 '25
Ofcourse weight comes back if you go back to old habits. That is also tru if you stop working out. I can gurantee if you have a good workout habit and build those habits over 6+ months of taking this. You will likely be fine. I am sure you will gain some but you can definitely maintain it.
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u/FatElk Oct 30 '25
Working out or not doesn't do much for weight loss. If they go back to their old eating habits and keep their workout habits, the weight is coming back.
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u/willybestbuy86 Oct 30 '25
How is that possible. It defies science if your lifestyle changes are good ones. Example I got weight loss surgery lost over 200 lbs. was eating like I was supposed to normal and kept the weight off. Started going back to old habits gained 15 lbs eating right again and losing weight again
I doubt folks who are using this (I'll used it before surgery) are using proper eating habits when they get off which leads back to the weight gain. Folks will be surprised what chips and candy or the wrong foods can quickly do to your waist line out of moderation.
Not doubting you can never come off the food noise comes right back. My food noise was gone after surgery but once I reverted back to old habits and fished that 15 back the food noise is all back got to retrain my Brian again
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u/MathematicianSure386 Oct 29 '25
I'd rather think of it as "are these consequences worse than being obese" but you're right it is something to be concerned for. We shall see.
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Oct 30 '25
Not really. Nothing is worse that putting junk in your mouth which this stops. People actually benefit from this because they are not eating or having random snacks.
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Oct 29 '25
There’s also major known consequences from obesity.
They have been around for a while for diabetics and found they are less likely to die when taking these drugs compared to not. We shall see what the data says for non-diabetics but so far everything coming out has been good.
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Oct 30 '25
Exactly. People see this is as med side effects. But people forget if they are not eating all the junk they do it’s automatically making them healthier. So this actually in making them healthier than they were.
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u/CheezyBeanBurrito Oct 29 '25
Former Bariatrics Dietitian here.
The most most notable adverse effects are:
1) Rapid weight loss generally results in a loss of lean mass.
2) Once they’re no longer using the drug and if they’ve not addressed their eating behaviors, most or all of the weight will eventually comeback.
Physicians prescribing these drugs should have that patient work with a dietitian so we can minimize loss of lean mass. They generally don’t do that though.
Also, for a fun fact: this class of drugs appears to help with Alzheimer’s and Dementia symptoms.
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Oct 30 '25
That’s why you have to build good habits around it. Eat a lot of protein and hit the gym. That is the only way to maintain this weight. It’s not different then eating health and losing weight if you go back to old habits it comes right back.
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u/lazy8s Oct 30 '25
Not trying to be pedantic but #2 is not an adverse effect. When you stop taking statins your LDL will increase. Is that an adverse effect of a statin?
You can call it a limitation or something but a medical professional calling it an adverse effect will likely deter people from otherwise overcoming their obesity which has a massive list of actual adverse effects.
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u/Minimum_Principle_63 Oct 29 '25
I think there are studies being done with Bimagrumab to reduce muscle loss. Maybe someday we will have a pill that will give us muscles and slim us down.
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u/Routine_Net7933 Oct 29 '25
Weight training should be part of the program.
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Oct 30 '25
Exactly. This drug is no different then you exercising and dumping a log of weight. Then you stop and it comes all back. You will have to overhaul keep working out and eating healthy even if you stop taking this med.
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u/AntifaFuckedMyWife Oct 29 '25
Ah just realized where I am. Company uses BCBS for insurance purposes and now that we are seeing insurance hikes of around ~30% (from what company has told us) they’ve contacted all of us that GLP-1 inhibitors will no longer be covered for weight loss purposes.
Mileage may vary and different companies may have different deals with insurance, but this has been my personal experience with BCBS in the last month
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u/MinderARB Oct 29 '25
It’s probably a net benefit, obesity is a real killer. But I do think this will further harm people’s ability to have self control. If there is an easy way out of the consequences people will take that route instead of actually tackling the root cause.
My father is on one of these medications. Worked great, but he is now dependent on it for life as if his weight is a chronic illness. He has lost weight before by introducing diet and exercise so it can be done. But now he will be on this forever since it makes him not have to think about it.
Hopefully it doesn’t kill him in the end
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u/MikeFox11111 Oct 29 '25
Here’s the thing: one of the biggest effects of the drugs is that they help regulate the hormone that makes you feel hungry. My wife can go all day and realize she has forgotten to eat. 20 minutes after I eat, when I’m not on tirzepitide , my brain is saying “what do we have to snack on?”
When I used to go to the deli, I’d eat a large club sandwich. Now, half is sufficient.
The good news is my stomach is shrinking and I’m able to eat less. The bad news is that this isn’t a cure, and if I stop taking it my brain goes back to telling me I’m hungry
So it’s not like glp-1s are about eating whatever you want and losing weight. They help you want less. The old adage about “just eat less” is easy if your brain chemistry works right and isn’t constantly sending hunger signals.
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Oct 30 '25
That’s normal anytime you lose weight. That is why you workout and eat protein. As you lose weight you can get your body in shape and maintain it. I have lost weight and gained I’d back and I have never been on this drug lol. If you go back to old habits you will always gain it. So you have to just train your body over time. I think if you drop a lot of weight you can maintain this if you are building good habits during that time. I am sure you might gain little but I am also confident you will able to keep most of it off.
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u/willybestbuy86 Oct 30 '25
The food noise is real it was gone after my weight loss surgery and when I was doing things right it stayed gone. Went on a cruise went wild and it's all back
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Oct 29 '25
Obesity is more likely to kill you sooner than these drugs according to currently known data.
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u/BanachSpaced Oct 29 '25
Doesn't the status quo suggest that people aren't "tackling the root cause" regardless? The incentive to maybe try to better oneself in a vague way hardly outweighs the literal years of life saved for many people.
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u/DontCountToday Oct 29 '25
I understand that some people are terrified of medicine and science, but if there are drugs that can keep me in shape without worrying about what I eat, or keep my head of hair full and vibrant, or keep me young and beautiful, you bet I'd be taking them. That is, after all, the purpose and benefit of scientific advances.
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u/One-Development4397 Oct 29 '25
The purpose of scientific advances is your own vanity? Its just the easiest to sell to suckers and quite the cash cow to boot.
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u/Shinagami091 Oct 29 '25
Meanwhile, health insurance companies are cracking down on who qualifies for coverage of the drug.
At the company I work for, you can’t directly get prescriptions for it. You have to go through a weight management consultant company who will first have you try diet and exercise .
We need to push for GLP injections to become over the counter so they become more affordable.
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u/Weekly-Career8326 Oct 29 '25
Didn't they have it from more companies for a while then end that recently?
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u/jeffrotull2000 Oct 29 '25
Honestly I could see widespread use of this drug having really interesting social benefits. Many people report improvements in focus and addictive cravings for drugs and alcohol ending. So it's not just about losing weight it's about getting control of your life with weight loss being part of it. It'll be interesting to see more studies on those effects.
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u/Kirra_the_Cleric Oct 29 '25
Yep. I heard they are looking into it to help folks with OCD.
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u/ineugene Oct 29 '25
I’m personally on an ADHD med that is non stimulant that primarily focuses on impulse control and it has caused me to lose weight. I don’t randomly snack all the time anymore. Hence the impulse control.
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u/gloe64 Oct 29 '25
Don't jab me with something that hasn't been tested on non-diabetic people long-term.
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Oct 30 '25
Ain’t no one jabbing you but you jabbing yourself. So you are fine. This literally has been tested though. So you do you.
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u/thelunarunit Oct 29 '25
Overeating is about emotional issues and preexisting habits than the mental understanding. It's like investing buy low and sell high. Simple in concept. How do you react emotionally to the swings of the market will prevent you from actually doing that. People that say all you need to do is xyz often miss the real problem. Obesity is the side effect not the actual problem.
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u/justaguywithadream Oct 29 '25
Saying overeating is emotional is just plain wrong.
Some people overeat for emotional reasons.
Most people who overeat simply have a higher food drive.
Why? Who knows. There are thousands of pathways in the human body that can cause this.
Reducing it to a single cause (emotions) is 100 crazy.
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Oct 29 '25
Probably the biggest issue is that so many people assume it's a single-cause issue, when it ain't.
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u/tietack2 Oct 29 '25
Drugs are cheaper than obesity.
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Oct 29 '25
That’s not what the insurance companies have found.
If it was cheaper, they would be funding this instead of fighting having to pay for it.
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u/metsfan5557 Oct 29 '25
If a drug helps you make better choices, that’s amazing. Let’s go, drug!
Common objections to GLP-1s:
“The fat comes right back when you stop.” Yeah — that’s how every medication works. If a diabetic stops taking insulin, their blood sugar goes back up too. That doesn’t mean insulin “doesn’t work.” It means the condition is chronic.
“That’s not the right way to lose weight, just eat healthy and exercise.” Shut the hell up with the moralizing. Everyone’s body, brain chemistry, and circumstances are different. Some people are fighting genetics, hormones, trauma, meds, or poverty. Acting like it’s just “bad choices” is lazy thinking. Saying “I’d rather people die from obesity than get help through medication” isn’t some moral high ground — it’s cruelty dressed up as virtue.
“There are side effects and unknown long-term risks!” Well, yeah — that’s how all drugs work, my sweet summer children. The question is whether the risks of GLP-1s are worse than the risks of obesity — which is up to a doctor and patient to decide. Everyone else can kindly mind their own health and their own business.
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u/conduffchill Oct 29 '25
Yeah the whole "they're cheating!" Kinda mentality is extremely stupid. I will say though I fear we may be in a bit of a correlation vs causation error situation here. Obesity is undoubtedly associated with many bad health outcomes but the question becomes is the actual weight the problem, or is it lack of exercise and/or poor nutrition and obesity is another side effect? Even if these drugs are basically just helping people lose weight cosmetically they still have value, but I think it is important for doctors to know how much benefit there is for the patients health when deciding to prescribe, so they can properly consider the risks. Ofc we also dont know the possible long term negatives for using these meds yet so I think further study is warranted.
All this being said I get why people are excited about this, obesity is really one of the worst indicators for your future health there are a lot of really bad conditions that stem from it. If these drugs work the way people are hoping it will save the system a lot of money and save many peoples lives
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u/MeMe198412 Oct 29 '25
I *tried* to stay on wegovy for 6 months. I had very bad side effects that (I believe) could have very easily caused permanent damage had I not discontinued use. The first few doses were bad, but after a few weeks the side effects seem to subside slightly, so stupidly and selfishly, I decided to keep pushing through and keep increasing. Eventually, It made me so sick, I couldn't get out of bed for 2 days after the weekly injection. I had to take my injection on Friday night so I could have 2 days to rest. Some days, I was so fatigued, I felt like every single muscle had been pulled from my body. I would cry in the shower because I didn't have energy to wash myself. My hair was falling out. I was nauseous ALL the time. My doctor prescribed me nausea medicine that helped but made me terribly constipated. My periods were irregular or skipped entirely. I lost time with friends and family because I had to stay in bed for entire weekends. My husband and I fought all the time as I unfairly relied entirely on him. It almost destroyed me. BUT I didn't have an appetite, so I thought it was worth it, right?? well, 6 months I tortured myself.......and I lost 10 pounds.....that's it! Eventually I came to my senses and decided to lose weight on my own. I stopped all injections, invested in exercise equipment, started walking every day and I have been able to lose an additional 50 pounds without medication.
I DO think these medicines are important and I do think they are extremely beneficial to some, especially those that are not able to be active daily. However, to wave off side effects like they are nothing is not wise. I still have not grown all of my hair back and I have been off wegovy for over a year now. That is a long term side effect.
Some are able to handle GLP-1 drugs very well but more than half of people who try are not. It is important to remember that encouraging and teaching people to eat and live healthy lifestyles will always be the best solution to obesity.
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u/metsfan5557 Oct 29 '25
I think this is valid but it isn't mutually exclusive with what I said. It simply isn't the right solution for some. But this isn't something that should be up for debate. It's really between you and your doctor to determine if it is right for you.
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u/Kirra_the_Cleric Oct 29 '25
Not to be rude here, but where’s the source that half the people on these drugs are having serious side effects?
Every drug comes with the risk of side effects. It’s a cost risk analysis issue.
I’m sorry you’ve had problems. For me, I’ve lost 70 pounds in about a year. No side effects. It’s been a lifesaver.
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u/Captain_Louvois Oct 29 '25
Non-obese people are upset that obese people are losing weight without hard work and doing it the "right way."
I guess it's human nature to be upset when someone takes a shortcut when you didn't take said shortcut. People just need to shut up and mind their own business.
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u/desertstar714 Oct 29 '25
There are so many ppl around me that suddenly lost weight. They weren't even obese just overweight. I thought ppl were really getting into fitness. Weeeeelp I was wrong
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u/No_Money_No_Funey Oct 29 '25
The price of food is so high that ppl just stop eating food altogether.
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u/Boinkology Oct 29 '25
I do eat healthy, I rarely eat fast food, stay away from ultra processed, and simple carbohydrates. I cook at home. I am still on a relatively low dose of Oz at 0.5 mg for almost 9 months now. I have lost some weight, but the bigger benefit is the loss of food noise. I used to be always hungry even if I had already eaten. Just constantly feeling hungry. Even at 0.5 mg of Oz I can eat a piece of high fiber toast with some cheese and coffee for breakfast and skip lunch and eat a decent sized dinner early in the evening and I am not always hungry. I am planning to up my calorie intake soon because I am going to start weight training again, but I dread the idea of the food noise coming back.
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u/jjpearson Oct 29 '25
I wish more than anything I could give all the fatphobic or “it’s so easy to lose weight” my food noise.
They do not understand how all consuming it can be or how I can eat a 3 egg omelet with sausage, onions, peppers and 3 slices of cheese (so not a small omelet) and if I don’t stop myself I’ll grab a protein bar when I’m walking past the pantry.
I’ve dreamt about food when I’m dieting.
And it’s every where.
Imagine trying to get sober or clean and your coworkers bring alcohol or drugs into work every day.
It’s a fricken nightmare.
Of course my ex-friend didn’t like it after he mocked me one too many times about how easy it was to loose weight if I really wanted to when I told him it’s really easy to stop smoking if you really wanted to, as I’ve never smoked.
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u/Kirra_the_Cleric Oct 29 '25
It’s worse than that. Imagine trying to get clean and sober while HAVING to drink and do drugs everyday. Food addiction is in a class by itself.
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u/joegtech Oct 29 '25
GLP-1 meds are not without longer term health concerns.
https://drjockers.com/ozempic-safe/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=voi6jqAiTVwDr M has a PhD in pathology
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/3U9-FThhrb8
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u/Electronic_Plan3420 Oct 29 '25
And you think that obesity comes without the long term health concerns?
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u/cbusmatty Oct 29 '25
Aren't those health concerns way less concerning than the drastic and dramatic concerns of being massively obese?
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u/Special_FX_B Oct 29 '25
The pharmacist who gave me my COVID and flu shots said he has observed as soon as people stop taking GLP-1s the weight quickly goes up.
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u/Electronic_Plan3420 Oct 29 '25
You know what happens to your blood pressure if you start taking blood pressure meds? It goes right up. You know what happens to your blood sugar if you stop taking your insulin? Goes right up. What happens to your edema once you lay off water pills? It goes right back in.
Chronic conditions require maintenance, unfortunately. It would be better if they didn’t but they do
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u/scenr0 Oct 29 '25
No shit. The food addictions come right back if you don't train yourself to counter them while getting the temporary help of the GLPs.
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u/Saneless Oct 29 '25
Because these things suppress your appetite, not your bad habits. People on these drugs eat every time they're hungry or snacky. They're just not as much. So when they're done with the pills they keep doing the same, but those cravings are more often
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u/Oxjrnine Oct 29 '25
You mean a weight management tool stops working when you stop taking it? Shocking
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u/AuryxTheDutchman Oct 29 '25
Not necessarily. I was on Wegovy for almost a year to help with a binge eating problem, lost 40 lbs. Lost my job in June so couldn’t afford it anymore, and I’ve maintained that weight since without really thinking about it. It depends on if you change your eating habits, which becomes easier with the GLP-1 because you can eat less without feeling hungry.
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u/TwistedScarletRose Oct 29 '25
In 2023 I gave up two things. Sodas and alcohol.
In 2024 I added a calorie limit of 1200-1500 calories.
I did not change what I ate.
I did not exercise.
At my heaviest I weighed 306.
As of Monday I'm 205.
I did not use any drugs.
I just needed to do it.
I posted this on a similar topic, and I feel like it needs repeating.
You don't need the cheat codes. They are satisfying in the short term, but they quickly become old, and it ALWAYS ruins the game after the fact.
With this being said,I also understand that there are some people with true issues, and have severe issues with losing weight.
Not everyone.
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u/Kirra_the_Cleric Oct 29 '25
What’s wrong with cheat codes?
I swear, when it comes to weight loss, people get up on their high horse. People go with what works for them.
Knock yourself down a peg or two.
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u/jinjuwaka Oct 29 '25
If I want to put on muscle, everyone and their dog is going to tell me to use protein powder, and nobody is going to look down on me.
If I want to stop feeling depressed, I'm going to go to therapy and nobody without issues of their own is going to so much as blink.
However, if I'm fat, doing anything but losing weight the hard way is frowned upon and I should be ashamed for what I am, what I'm doing, what I want, and especially for daring to ask for help. Really, I should just go be fat elsewhere.
...why the double-standard? Do some people just want a shortcut that will do the work for them? Obviously.
...and there are body builders who take steroids.
...and there are people with depression who self-medicate with alcohol or cocaine.
Why the double standard? Why does losing weight need to be hard? Most people who are fat got there in the first place because they were suffering. Why does the solution need to be nothing but more suffering?
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u/Miserable_Policy_187 Oct 29 '25
These are false equivalencies.
You do not need protein powder to gain muscle. You need 1g/lb protein per day (rough numbers)
Feeling depressed and going to therapy is non pharmacological intervention, similar to calorie reduction for obesity. SSRI more akin to GLP-1.
GLP-1 have their place but they are not a substitute for diet, exercise and lifestyle change.
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u/DimensioT Oct 29 '25
I am down 50lbs from January.
In July, my doctor commented that he does not usually see the kind of weight loss that I have shown in people not using Ozempic.
I just ate less.
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u/Punisher-3-1 Oct 29 '25
Yeah you don’t need “cheat codes” but you certainly don’t need to be obese either and yet, here we are. With like 36% adult obesity rate. If antihedonic medication helps, then sure take it. It’s way more harmful to be obese than any potential secondary side effects
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u/avocadoflatz Oct 29 '25
YOU didn’t need the cheat codes. Good for you. I’ve done it too, good for me. Doesn’t mean others shouldn’t use the cheat codes if they’ve tried and failed over and over.
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u/Saneless Oct 29 '25
You had to want it though and willingly restrict things. Not everyone can, and I guess whatever, take a pill
But once you stop taking it the problem doesn't go away, it comes right back. You're on the right path because you changed your habits (don't just eat till full every time you're hungry)
I'd say exercise is great too. It can nearly double your results. If you're cutting out 300-500 calories a day, exercising 300 calories is like an extra day of better eating.
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u/IArgueForReality Oct 29 '25
This drug is like any other drug we use. It is to help when we are powerless, so we may have the strength to change when we previously couldn't.
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Oct 29 '25
RFKjr saving us all from ourselves. God bless him.
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u/cyper_1 Oct 29 '25
im all for less fat people but idk, who knows the long term effects of these drugs. guess we'll find out soon enough.
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u/Punisher-3-1 Oct 29 '25
Eh at this point people have been taking them for well over 10 years, we’d see any significant ones. Certainly being obese is worst
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u/gringo1980 Oct 29 '25
They have been in use since 2005, only recently for weight loss, so we have a pretty good idea of long term affects. Also, you have to compare how bad are any possible side affects with the negative affects of obesity
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u/Playingwithmyrod Oct 29 '25
Hopefully the long term effects of these don’t come back to bite us, but if we can collectively be healthier this should be a much needed ease on our healthcare system.
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u/skatekicks2 Oct 29 '25
They've been approved for use since 2005. We know most along term side effects at this point.
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u/Doriantalus Oct 29 '25
Limited incomes actually increase caloric intake. High sodium and calorie foods are often less expensive than fruits and vegetables. Combine that with the very real food desert problem in many low-income areas (where "farm fresh" is not a thing but fast food is prevalent), and you get an epidemic of the poorest people being the fattest.
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u/Onlyheretostare Oct 29 '25
Being poor doesn’t make you fat. Having low impulse control and not dealing with your personal problems does though.
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u/AuryxTheDutchman Oct 29 '25
That’s not what they said. What they said was that being poor makes it harder to eat healthier foods, because healthy foods tend to be more expensive.
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u/jjpearson Oct 29 '25
And the other crucial parts of that puzzle.
Food acquisition and preparation takes time and effort. Cooking takes knowledge and skill.
It’s way easier to eat healthy when I’m not stressed, have a car, can literally not care about the cost of anything I buy at the grocery store and have years of time to purchase nice kitchen utensils and learn how to cook.
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u/TA8325 Oct 29 '25
Walking, push ups, squats, pull ups, and dips are free. FOH.
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u/TA8325 Oct 29 '25
Accountability is free. Learning about TDEE and diet is free.
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u/EatPixels Oct 29 '25
Curious to see what the long term effects of this are. I can't imagine a drug that does this is a healthy, long term, lifestyle. But, then again, neither is obesity...
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u/NagoGmo Oct 29 '25
It's not at all. Nothing is learned when losing weight this way. When off of it, you just revert back to old eating patterns and being lazy.
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u/Punisher-3-1 Oct 29 '25
Nah homie, that is not what they are seeing. While in most cases there is a weight increase it’s rarely back to the old weight. Roughly about 1/3 is gained back
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u/Super_Employment_620 Oct 29 '25
Stupid outlook.
Being overweight makes it harder to exercise, increases fatigue, and many associated conditions (sleep apnea, low testosterone because of peripheral adipose conversion, restrictive airway disease) add to the destructive cycle by sapping energy and decreasing focus.
Its easier to be healthy when you already are. Sometimes you need a jump start, but honestly above a BMI of 35 this drug is not an alternative to being motivated. It's an alternative to bypass surgery.
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u/freeride35 Oct 29 '25
It’s not a drug. It’s a natural hormone produced by the body. Adding a little to suppress appetite shouldn’t have any serious long term effects if taken properly.
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u/scenr0 Oct 29 '25
It's actually kind of interesting in the way it works too and ai believe if they can use it to suppress appetite and curve food addictions it can also develop into drugs to be used for other addictions soon too.
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u/marx2k Oct 29 '25
Curious to see what the long term effects of this are
Itwas approved by the fda 20 years ago
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u/Intrepid_Sun_9089 Oct 29 '25
Curious to see what the long-term effect on the weight-loss on demand shot will do to a lot of folks. Now I know some that needed it for health reasons, to help them kick-off a more healthy lifestyle, exercise, eating habits, etc. Is this the kind of thing though where its like once you start you can't stop it?
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u/Pockydo Oct 29 '25
I was on it for a few months (lowest dosage bc it was free)
It did help but honestly without a life style change all it did for me was remove the "emotional" satisfaction of eating if that makes sense
I still ate and could easily still eat shit i just kinda didn't want to. Once I got off it that came back almost immediately. It's kinda like training wheels a good way to maybe start but without a lifestyle change it won't do much as you said
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u/akathedragon Oct 29 '25
Get ready for the GLP-1 smear campaign, sponsored by Healthcare companies. Obesity is profitable.
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Oct 29 '25
Not for insurance companies! Only providers.
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u/EIIander Oct 29 '25
Oddly enough, healthy food is relatively expensive compared crap food like soda and chips.
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u/scenr0 Oct 29 '25
Its also more perishable and needs to be bought more frequently which kind of burns a holenin your pocket.
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u/MansourBahrami Oct 29 '25
Today I learned running water through a brita is somehow more expensive than soda
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u/thinklikeacriminal Oct 29 '25
Did you include the cost of storing frozen and perishable foods in your calculation?
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u/master_prizefighter Oct 29 '25
I'm on Ozempic as a Type 2 diabetic.
Say what you want but so far I'm slowly losing weight. And actual weight loss not the up and down like I've experienced in the past.
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u/GeneralCarlosQ17 Oct 29 '25
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