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To wonder if 'Big Food' are up in arms about weight loss injections?

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Iamsunshineinabag · 04/01/2025 08:53

I've just finished reading Ultra Processed People (great book!) and the realisation that so much processed food is irresistible because they literally design it to be has got me thinking - are the companies that make our favourite salty snacks, fizzy drinks, ready meals, processed foods etc concerned about how many people are using the weight loss injections?

I'm not on the injections myself but a couple of family members are and they are amazed by how the food noise is quietened and they don't crave all this stuff anymore. They are just giving their bodies what they objectively need rather than what they crave. It's a game changer really!

But what are the big food companies thinking? Anyone have any inside info?!

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Shrinkingrose · 04/01/2025 09:01

Heretodaystillheretomorrow · 04/01/2025 09:00

It takes time and money because people can't be on the injections for life. They will need support to maintain a healthy weight and diet when coming off the injections and that takes time and money. Equally I believe the cardiovascular effects of obesity don't disappear with the weight, the person still needs to make appropriate lifestyle changes, including exercise, to counter those.

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Good grief.

people can be on mounjaro for life.

whats going on, did people just wake up and decide to make stuff up 😂

Heretodaystillheretomorrow · 04/01/2025 09:00

LittleRedRidingHoody · 04/01/2025 08:55

I am wondering why it's estimated it'll take so long to roll this all out on the NHS/at an affordable cost for most. Presumably making it easily accessible all in one go would be disastrous for takeaways/fast food/lots of junk food companies.

It takes time and money because people can't be on the injections for life. They will need support to maintain a healthy weight and diet when coming off the injections and that takes time and money. Equally I believe the cardiovascular effects of obesity don't disappear with the weight, the person still needs to make appropriate lifestyle changes, including exercise, to counter those.

Shrinkingrose · 04/01/2025 08:59

LittleRedRidingHoody · 04/01/2025 08:55

I am wondering why it's estimated it'll take so long to roll this all out on the NHS/at an affordable cost for most. Presumably making it easily accessible all in one go would be disastrous for takeaways/fast food/lots of junk food companies.

Because gps struggle with current demand never mind adding in multiple millions of people trying to get appts for wli. They’ve been very clear and I think it’s obvious. You can’t really think the nhsdecided to do a slow roll out when the injections will save them so much more money to help takeaways out.

i mean serously??

Notsuchafattynow · 04/01/2025 08:58

I'm sure I've read in the US, who have a larger % of the population on these compared to the UK, fast food companies are reporting sales declines after years of growth.

SleepToad · 04/01/2025 08:58

They don't have to worry because whilst injections stop people craving food, they will stop taking them. Their behaviour won't have changed though and they will go back to eating crap.
How many people do you know who have lost weight only to put it back on.

Two years ago I lost 2 stones, mainly through smaller portions. But I also cut out eating crap. Over Christmas I've put a few pounds on but will drop that when my diet returns to normal.

LittleRedRidingHoody · 04/01/2025 08:55

I am wondering why it's estimated it'll take so long to roll this all out on the NHS/at an affordable cost for most. Presumably making it easily accessible all in one go would be disastrous for takeaways/fast food/lots of junk food companies.

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