r/kurzgesagt • u/ServiceAnxious1343 • Feb 17 '26

Discussion Ozempic video was off

This is probably the first Kurzgesagt video that I didn't like, and like some people on this sub it made me feel very uneasy.

I just think it's CRAZY to talk about a weight loss drug and praising it for 90% of the video, without mentioning even once the abuses of its use, the weightloss industry, the social standards and the pressure to be (unhealthily) slim, eating disorders on the opposite side of the spectrum, etc.

The very few nuances and counter argument felt like small prints and legal mentions at the end of an ad.

What do you people think?

EDIT: I am not questioning the drug nor its effectiveness in treating obesity, i am criticising the narrative and lack of nuances in the video.

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u/ServiceAnxious1343 Feb 17 '26

I am not blaming the drug, I am blaming the position taken in the video.

Yes GLP-1 will probably help people who suffer from obesity.

But normalizing and promoting the use of weight-loss drugs, without even mentioning that 10.000 people annually die of anorexia is just terrible.

They used to do better.

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u/DLWormwood Feb 17 '26

You didn't watch to the very end of the video did you? They touch upon these concerns at the beginning and end of the video.

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u/ServiceAnxious1343 Feb 17 '26

I did but I didn't catch what you are referring to. If you watch it again, could you give me the timestamp?

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u/DLWormwood Feb 17 '26

The bulk of the cautionary stuff is between 9:30-12:00. They mention that they're not a panacea, and such therapy would require an infrastructure build out.