I have been adding Allulose sweetener, which is a GLP-1 agonist, to my all my beverages for almost a month. about a week ago I noticed a reduced appetite and I prepare less for my main meal. I normally only eat 1 meal and 1 snack a day so hunger is not as much of a problem for me as caloric intake. I refuse to go on the scale at the moment because of other stressors in my life but I will keep at it.

What I don’t understand is why government/Medicaid is willing to pay for expensive weight loss surgery that has some risk to it, but not cover weight loss drugs for those that suffer from obesity? Surgery is a big deal, and it’s irreversible if the person ends up unhappy with it. So of course not everyone is going to go through with surgery. Why not cover weight loss drugs that could potentially save Medicaid much more money down the line?

(Asian Americans, yang, ping, smith even are blood type Asian not "Asian")

If people completely cut out ultra-processed food, it would be very easy to loose weight and get healthy. You have to approach it from the perspective of "get healthy to loose weight" rather than "loose weight to get healthy". For anyone who wants to learn more, I recommend KZread channels like Dr. Eric Berg and Thomas Delauer as well as No Lab Coat Required.

@DynamicUnreal

17 күн бұрын

I don’t think it’s that simple. I don’t eat ultra processed food all that much, 95% of all I’ve ever eaten is home cooked and whole food. I still became massively obese, so it’s likely not the whole picture. I also suspect that seed oils may be partly responsible for obesity, so I have stopped eating seed oils purposefully even though it’s likely still in animals that are fed with them. Lastly, there may be a genetic factor that increases the likelihood that some people almost never experience satiety. You could imagine how a trait like this would be evolutionarily advantageous in the pre-industrial past where food was scarce and hard to come by. It ensured that when scarce food was available, those that could eat in excess had a higher probability of surviving the scarcity.

@lordd007

15 күн бұрын

I think the point was with ultra processed foods , they are designed to have higher sugar and salt content so they taste really good, and have preservatives added to increase shelf life. Also with the fast food industry, it would be beneficial to have foods that temporarily satisfy a customers hunger only to have it come back in a few hours. I only found a solution with home cooking and whole foods once I started tracking everything I ate and made sure that i was getting enough carbs, fats , protein, fiber, vitamins, and water. It's been about 2 years and I look and feel better now , than I did even 15 years ago. It was a lot of work and I hope that Ozempic will help many people find it easier to lose weight, especially if they already tried more traditional means.

@DynamicUnreal

15 күн бұрын

@@lordd007 It looks like Ozempic and drugs like it will only be available to the wealthier 50% of the population. As it is expensive and not covered by Medicaid unless it’s specifically for Diabetes. For whatever reason, the American government absolutely refuses to cover weight loss drugs even though they can potentially save them money from more expensive medical procedures in the future.

@jonathanmoody8757

15 күн бұрын

@@lordd007 I agree with most of your points. Ultra-processed foods are designed to be addictive. It's also that they're designed to be cheap. Protein is the most expensive macronutrient. That's why so many fast food places have "burgers" that are mostly just sand and sawdust. I definitely agree that home cooking with whole foods is the way to go. I do disagree about Ozempic though. I think it is just another drug pushed out by big pharma designed to make a profit no matter if it helps or hurts people.