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[–] [email protected] 32 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Why do I have the nagging feeling this has more to do with price gouging and shrinkflation, and less to do with health awareness or self control.

[–] The_Picard_Maneuver 27 points 3 months ago (3 children)

It's possible, but I think it's largely been attributed to drugs like ozempic. Something like 1 in 8 people have taken it in some form already.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Good point. Can't wait to read about the terrible long term side effects of that stuff in like ten years.

[–] Nikelui 26 points 3 months ago

Can't be much worse than long-term side effects of obesity, though.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago

Yeah, I was reading a news article to this effect the other day.
Hell if I saved it and/or remember where I saw it, but shouldn't be too hard to dredge up a news report to that effect.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 3 months ago

It doesn't. The poorest areas of America are the most obese. That's because healthy food is considered luxury goods and cheap food is terrible for you.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

I know I’ve cut one meal a day out to combat inflations effects on my wallet. It hasn’t been that difficult, and I definitely have lost weight.