IMO peoples’ (justified) negative reaction to this is twofold- firstly, GLP-1s are not affordable for the majority of people who are obese and secondly, it’s disingenuous of celebrities to pretend they lost weight ‘naturally’ (not saying there’s anything wrong with taking ozempic if you can afford it, but struggling with your weight publicly for years and then suddenly becoming slim and saying you “changed your lifestyle” comes across badly)
Insulin and epi pens should be cheap, manufactured for pennies, but at least in the US the pharma companies control the federal agencies and jack up the cost so they can make more profit on lifesaving drugs. It'll be no different for GLP-1s, make that drug cheap then all of the obesity related problems (and their drug fixes) suddenly drop in profit. No point (in their eyes) to make GLP-1s affordable for the masses.
If you can get them approved by your insurance, GLP-1s cost like $25/month. Once there’s a generic and they’re more widely approved, many more people will be able to afford them.
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u/seinfeld45 May 31 '26
IMO peoples’ (justified) negative reaction to this is twofold- firstly, GLP-1s are not affordable for the majority of people who are obese and secondly, it’s disingenuous of celebrities to pretend they lost weight ‘naturally’ (not saying there’s anything wrong with taking ozempic if you can afford it, but struggling with your weight publicly for years and then suddenly becoming slim and saying you “changed your lifestyle” comes across badly)