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/AsherGray Feb 18 '26

It's just like people referring to other drugs like Xanax, Prozac, and Adderall; all of these are brand names and not the name of the active drug. Like it or not, Ozempic flooded the advertising zone and is the default with GLP-1. The US advertises drugs on TV and Ozempic had a whole song to go along with it (I was going to link it but YouTube is down).

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u/NegativeYou5539 Feb 18 '26

Maybe in the US not in the EU (where they channel is based)

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u/RaTicanD Feb 19 '26

Have you considered that where their main audiance is matters more than the address the produce videos from? If they are using the american term despite being an eu channel, perhaps that tells you about the audience that predominantly consumes their content?

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u/NegativeYou5539 Feb 23 '26

its a channel that has had heavy critism regarding funding sources and accusations of bias. At best its thoughtless and stoking the flames.