Posted on 01/21/2025 2:56:41 PM PST by nickcarraway
A comprehensive new study confirmed that GLP-1 medications such as Ozempic and Mounjaro have myriad health benefits — even more than previously thought. Analyzing the medical records of roughly 2.5 million patients within the VA system, researchers at the Department of Veterans Affairs found that GLP-1 weight-loss drugs have an impact on a whopping 175 diseases and conditions.
The study bolsters other research that found GLP-1 medications aid in the treatment and prevention of Alzheimer’s disease by reducing inflammation and in curtailing substance abuse by influencing dopamine levels in the brain.
But some of the results were unexpected, including how these drugs can help with things like blood clotting and infections.
(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...
Suuuuuuuure they do .... gotta keep selling these new $$$making drugs, ya know.
Cannot trust ANYTHING in this area until funding is separated from potential financial gains.
Bacon, is there anything it cannot do?
Ozempic, is there anything it cannot do?
Bacon, please.
This will not end well.
Dieting and losing weight does the same think with out taking a new expensive questionable drug.
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Sounds like the “snake oil” sold back in the 1800s. It will cure anything.
In a decade or so you will be seeing commercials from scumbag lawyers wanting to help you if you ever tool a glp-1.
"Hey doc, I need me some of that 'Zempic. Give me a scrip. My insurance will pay.".
Understand that GLP is a naturally occurring hormone in the human body. We produce it as part of natural processes. The problem is that the food industry has hijacked our body chemistry through garbage like fructose which is causing our naturally occurring GLP to be ineffective.
GLPs are being sold as peptides which are less regulated then actual drugs which is why you can buy them from any online merchant anymore. The issue isn’t that it’s a pharmaceutical. The issue is that it’s a hormone with little study and is likely to cause the body to stop producing it naturally which means you’re hooked for life.
Similar overuse of melatonin, another OTC hormone, is starting to show interesting effects on our sleep patterns. As a long time melatonin user if, when I stop taking it or reduce my intake, my sleep suffers. With GLPs, you stop taking them and become literally insatiable. You won’t feel full and will stuff yourself sick.
This follows the usual pattern. In a few years the drug companies will be paying settlements. But it will be pennies on the dollars they make selling poison.
Nevermind the 40% bone loss and 13% lean muscle loss and thyroid disease.
They have to make up for all they spent on commercials promoting that junk!!
My best friend’s sister is on one of those drugs and after 2 weeks, had to have an emergency appendectomy. That isn’t uncommon with these drugs but she hadn’t heard of that side effect before starting it.
As of mid 2023, Ozempic was not cleared for weight loss. It’s big brother wegovy was. I know of no changes.
wy69
As of mid 2023, Ozempic was not cleared for weight loss. It’s big brother wegovy was. I know of no changes.
wy69
It’s already starting. GLP-1 drugs are going to make a ton of lawyers rich. It’s poison.
Ask your doctor if Gila Monster venom is right for you!
For your consideration.
https://www.drugs.com/medical-answers/ozempic-wegovy-cause-blindness-3578221/
“Yes, there is a potential link between Ozempic and Wegovy (both containing semaglutide) and an increased risk of non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION), a serious eye condition that can lead to blindness.”
It doesn’t happen to everybody by a long shot but to risk blindness for 20lbs seems like a poor deal.
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