With the constant stream of positive news around GLP-1s, and ever-growing list of things they treat, we may all wind up on some dose with only the dose varying depending on what illness they're targeting.
So far, I haven't seen much evidence that GLP-1s have a positive effect on people who aren't overweight. And while I'll be the first to admit that the proportion of people who could benefit from these drugs is quite large, it's pretty far from everyone.
It is licensed, tested, and sold as a Type-2 Diabetes medication. Are you claiming it is ineffective for that purpose? Or if you're under the impression that no healthy weight T2 Diabetics exist, I have some news for you...
It is also being studied for: opioid addiction, alcoholism, Alzheimer's/Parkinson’s, Cardiovascular Disease, NASH, and PCOS.
"So far, I haven't seen evidence" may be more related to what you have read than what is available for you to read.
In other words, would a thin, metabolically healthy person benefit from taking semaglutide?
So far, all of the wonderful benefits from taking the drug seem to be explainable by reduced caloric intake / weight loss / better glucose control in overweight and/or diabetic people.
That's what this thread is about; and multiple other studies looking at different diseases/illnesses/addictions. Time will tell. It is currently approved for T2 Diabetes and Obesity.
Struggling with food, being extremely overweight the rest of your life, and not being able to play with your kids because of it?
Honestly, this retort can be made about any/all new drugs entering the market. If you had a legitimate retort/critique I'm sure you would have presented it, but this is all we get.
This is what happens when you start out with "[thing] is bad" then work backwards to figure out a reason.
Low-end cost of $1000 a month is a lot. That's an expensive car lease, or half a cheap mortgage.
Suddenly USGov issues emergency production licenses and orders domestically to drop that down to effectively $0.10/kilodose on the market.
Suddenly when Denmark (or whoever) whines, USGov sends a cumulative NATO military defense bill, tells them they are the reserve currency, they have bigger nukes, and tough shit next time don't pork barrel the American people.
Lots of options for Americans; question is, can we be unprincipled enough to take the steps neccessary? :^)
Ultimately, a lot of people will literally die because of this greed. That isn't hyperbole.
It is as if those who do not remember the past are repeating it, already.
So many shills are singing the praises of this wonder drug.
In India we're all the rave
Discovered that it's great as aftershave, oh-ho
Dropped in the sea just off Japan
Swapped twenty bottles for an aqua-walkman, oh
Immunity from ridicule
Improves your brains if you're a fool, oh-ho
And I read in the Middle East
Traded some for a hostage release
Now if you're bald it'll give you hair
If you've got straight trousers it'll give you flares
Feeling up you'll get depressed
Out of style here's a brand new dress, oh
It was really vile weather
When we got tarred and feathered
You could hear the six-guns sound
As they chased us out of town