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I saw a stat that 1 in 8 Americans have taken GLP-1s. 1 in 8!! And that was from May 2024 so it's probably higher now.

https://www.kff.org/health-costs/poll-1-in-8-adults-say-they...

If we consider that roughly 73.6% of Americans are overweight[0], perhaps there would be some benefit if substantially more people started taking GLP-1 medications.

[0]: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/obesity-overweight.htm

i think we'll soon see some very safe OTC version of GLP-1 just added to the food and drinks just like salt and sugar are added. That will allow for example Coke drinkers to drink it back again a lot.

This makes no sense .. the drugs work by making you not want to consume stuff.

That would be a good addition to food from the public health view. From the food producers point of view i think they would find some version which doesn't have effect of decreasing consumption, yet would prevent the gross obesity result from increased consumption, a "diet" like versions without it actually being a diet ones.

A bit of a tangent, but that’s also roughly the number of americans that have worked at mcdonald’s

https://mcdonalds1in8.com/

This is a very funny comment. Thank you.

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