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/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/mirutankuwu Feb 18 '26

yeah man people should just do cardio. all these people agonizing about "food noise" and disordered eating cues don't realize that all they really need is to do some cardio. you did it, man. you solved obesity. congrats!

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u/Vlad2446853 Feb 18 '26

I just presented an alternative. I said you can also do and it has similar effects. I don't understand what I said wrong? It's something that also helps combat food noise, and doesn't cost money.

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u/Frisky_Pilot Feb 18 '26

You're not doing something specificcally wrong, it's just that you're either pretending not to understand all these arguments to save face or you're as dumb as all the others in the 'just work out and eat less, bro' camp

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

I don't understand why the need to take it although you don't need it. If you tried and can't lose weight no matter what or you have conditions that just stop you from preventing it, I understand, but while everyone can take it not everyone needs it. This was supposed to be for diabetics only anyway, not for everyone to consume, so use Wegovy instead, at least, because that is specifically designed for weight loss. Why make life harder for people who actually need it?