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DeafBlindAndDumb's avatar

Where do you get your stats from? Do you collate them from different sources for each article or do you use one or two services for all of them.

Check out the latest information on GLP-1 agonist drugs like Ozempic/Wegovy and obesity. There is some very interesting information on what causes obesity, mainly the breaking of the brain/gut connection that creates satiety. Once a person becomes obese they are always hungry, so even if they go on a diet and lose a bunch of weight they will continue to not feel satiated, which in turn makes them overeat and regain the weight.

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Russell Clark's avatar

Different sources generally - although I do use the Economist, IMF, World Bank and BIS alot - as well as Bloomberg.

Yes the weight loss drugs are very interesting. But will they just stop us over eating calories? Or are we really lacking macronutrients? Ozempic wont help with that - as its a food supply issue...

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DeafBlindAndDumb's avatar

It does help with that. Your book is spot on about fast absorbing foods not helping with micronutrient absorption. Ozempic slows down digestion. It is NOT an appetite suppressant. It is actually the molecule that creates satiety. So a person feels satiated when they eat the right foods. I have been on it for 2 years now, and I actually eat more than I did before it took it. It just keeps me away from too much processed foods.

Interestingly when I went on it the first couple of months I had cravings for eating salads, fruit and felt like throwing up if there was any processed foods like pizza or Oreos around.

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Russell Clark's avatar

Very interesting! It also seems to be playing out in processed food stocks...

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