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I quit Ozempic and embraced feeling healthy over striving for thinness (Makan: Horrible article by NPR.)

www.npr.org /2025/04/24/nx-s1-5373964/stop-taking-ozempic-healthy-weight-loss

Certain people need Ozempic to live. I'm sick and tired of the anti-prescription drug sentiment that's slowly seeping into the wider culture. Just makes RFK, Jr.'s job much more easier and that's a bad thing.

Got the article from Bluesky, from here:

https://bsky.app/profile/npr.org/post/3lnkm5d3sxk2h

It's a doozy.

4 comments

  • The author acts like the only option available to them for weight loss is a GLP-1. The author is a physician in the USA; I think it is safe to assume that it is within their ability to eat well. They state that as they recover from the birth of their child (which, i may argue, might be a greater impact on their quality of life than overweight and ozempic), they’re feeling better and exercising.

    I’m not sure what their point is, beyond promoting the idea that obesity isn’t a problem.

    • It is also implying that every single person can overcome obesity through changing their eating and exercise habits. No, some people really aren't able to do so because of anxiety and other issues that they as an individual cannot overcome and some medications or surgeries are needed to overcome the biggest hurdles so they can complete the process with changes to diet and exercise.

      Kind of like saying everybody can handle pain without painkillers if they just try hard enough. No, not everyone is able to will themselves to overcome huge obstacles.

      The article author might think they are advocating against people thinking the medication is always necesary, but it is yet another drop in the rainfall of blaming obese people for failing to just fix their problems through diet and exercise. Toxic positivity.