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"We are making a bet on obesity..."

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Biggles2

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I truly do understand the value of life-saving and life-changing medications, and I do know that research and development is a costly endeavour for pharmaceutical companies. However, I was saddened when I read the following article about new obesity medications in the pipeline. Here is a snippet:

'“We are making a bet on obesity, and we believe we can ride it based on lifting efficacy. And that will create the market,” Chief Executive Lars Fruergaard Jorgensen told investors at the company’s capital markets day near Copenhagen.'​
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-...steps-up-focus-on-obesity-drugs-idUSKBN1DL17W

The article notes that worldwide obesity has tripled since 1975. And on this forum we know that in 1977 the US Senate Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Need established dietary goals for a healthier diet, followed by similar guidelines in the UK in the early 1980's. Pharmaceutical companies (who answer to their shareholders) will of course step in to fill a void. They are businesses. That's what businesses do.

But I have to ask: Where are our policy-makers? This epidemic will bankrupt our health systems if we don't address its root cause. I know that I am preaching to the choir on this forum. We get it. For this particular epidemic, drugs aren't the answer: appropriate dietary advice is.
 
Indy51 said:
Who can we trust to put our interests first? Definitely not industry or government:
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Brilliant @Indy51! Thanks for sharing. The following quote from the article says it all:
"Systemic failure to regulate against the excesses of Big Food and Big Pharma is a false economy."
 
Thanks for sharing, all very interesting. We seem to be among the enlightened few. I had a long chat with my GP yesterday about all things diabetes related. She said that when speaking to newly diagnosed she does try and explain what carbs do, not just what sugar does. She can only hint at cutting carbs a bit. most of her patients really struggle to cut anything.

I suppose I've been lucky in that I've been careful with my diet for the best part of 30 years, it hasn't stopped from gaining weight, but my situation would be much worse if I'd been addicted to cake/biscuits/chocolate/puddings rather than savoury items and probably bread.
 
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