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Consumption is the problem, but Ozembic and Wegovy are not the solution. Relying on demonstrably dangerous drugs for weight loss (https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/ozempic-wegovy-glp-1-1.6988122#:~:text=Health-,New%20study%20ties%20weight%2Dloss%20drugs%20Wegovy%2C%20Ozempic%20to%20serious,obesity%20drug%2C%20Canadian%20researchers%20find) is a truly awful idea. Relying on long-term use of any drug for weight loss is asking for problems, and is not automatically linked to eating lower on the food chain.

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I understand the logic about how incredibly shrinking bodies could have a ripple effect that may benefit the planet in myriad ways. But I don’t exactly trust using a drug in a country where big pharmaceutical companies stand to profit - and there is risk with taking those drugs. See a CNN health report from 10/5 ‘Researchers link popular weight loss drugs to serious digestive problems for ‘hundreds of thousands’ worldwide’

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