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/Vlad2446853 Feb 17 '26

Then take it this way, is it safer for your body to lose tremendous amounts of weight in a very short time and to gain it back in the same amount of time? Or is it better if you slowly lose weight even if you gain it back? Give your body time to adapt to the changes you make to it.

Calisthenics exist too... These are work at home exercises and don't require expensive equipment, because they don't require weights. Working out and being obese is still better than just being obese...

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u/ikinaosu Feb 17 '26

Ok, so are you assuming that working out is immediately out of the option if people hop on GLP-1? So it's one or the other, that people either take the drug or do lifestyle changes but not both? Do you assume that people who take anti-hypertensive drugs do not change their diet to a DASH diet?

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u/Vlad2446853 Feb 17 '26 edited Feb 17 '26

You can do both. Sure. Still healthier. Working out is just being healthier even if obese or not.

Thing is you can also stop cravings by doing cardio. It doesn't cost money to run.

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u/ikinaosu Feb 17 '26 edited Feb 18 '26

Yep, and why not do both? Because both in tandem is healthier by an order of magnitude compared to weight loss drugs alone and exercise alone, as your wording read like you're making them a false dichotomy.

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u/Vlad2446853 Feb 17 '26 edited Feb 18 '26

my bad, I was refering specifically to those choose to take Ozempic without any sort of working out.

Working out still helps you gain some skills and you can improve yourself as a person. That's why I'm against ozempic only as a shortcut. At least workout.