Ozempic, the (mis)used weight loss drug that changes purchasing habits and can cause suicide

2023-10-17 13:23:50

Walmartthe American hypermarket chain with 10,500 stores, after analyzing its customers’ baskets, has concluded that those who use Ozempic o Wegs they end up buying less food.

Do medications taken for weight loss influence food purchases?

Well, it seems so and the firms dedicated to producing sugary drinks and snacks They are worried (about their profits not about public health, of course).

Walmart has had it easy to discover this trend because sells drugs and food (in addition to many other things). What it has done is compare the food purchase data of those who also purchase these drugs and those who do not.

From consultancies like Morgan Stanley They estimate that over the next decade 7% of the US population could be ingesting obesity drugs. Manufacturers of foods high in fat or sugar worry that those who turn to medication will likely consume 20% fewer calories.

But beyond the macroeconomic data, what we should worry about is the health problems of those who take these medications. Ozempic was approved in 2017 by the US drug agency, the FDA, to treat type 2 diabetes. NOT to lose weight.

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However, it was later approved Wegovy to help people lose weight and
keep your weight under control. And it is worth asking, as we did a few months ago: A diabetes drug like Ozempic that can cause suicide?

Well yes, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has opened an investigation into medicines produced by the Danish company Novo Nordisk that are used to lose weight, and whose active ingredients are semaglutide y liraglutide: Ozempic and also another called Saxenda.

This also splashes Wegovy Well, although its indication is correct, it has the same active ingredient as Ozempic.

Iceland’s medical treatment regulator has warned of several notifications of suicide attempts and self-harm after consumption. In the European Union, this is not contemplated either in the technical sheet or in the leaflet. warning. It is a new side effect and that is why the alarms are going off.

These drugs can be a danger to public health because, as we see, its use has spread in such a way that there are many people who use them without a medical prescription with the risk that this entails.

These drugs appear to offer many risks for so few benefits.

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