GLP-1 drugs have received a lot of good press lately. GLP-1 is being touted as a “moderation” drug whose magic molecule bonds with receptors in various organs with good effect.
What part does overeating play in the overweight saga?
Wouldn’t it be better to limit what foods one can buy with EBT cards?
Here’s a study which quantifies the cost of these drugs per quality adjusted life year saved:
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama-health-forum/fullarticle/28312
Tldr: they are REALLY REALLY expensive at this time. Semaglutide costs about $467,000 per QALY benefit. Yes, thats almost half a million dollars a year.
HOW ABOUT REDUCING THE FOOD STAMPS BENEFITS INSTEAD????
I would imagine that having obese folks loose weight will be a net positive over 5 to 10 years. Fewer heart attacks, knee and hip replacements, fewer strokes, etc.
There has to be a bean counter somewhere who is doing to math.
Medicare, Medicaid (tax payer) shouldn’t be covering weight loss drugs if the have the money to get in that shape they sure as hell can pay for the meds.
Not Your Daddy
Mounjaro is for diabetics. As a wonderful side effect, it causes you to not get hungry, and lose weight. Type 2 diabetics have insulin resistance, which makes it easy to gain weight and tough to lose it