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Life expectancy rise in rich countries slows down: took 30 years to prove

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201 points andsoitis | 1 comments | 15 Oct 24 13:39 UTC | HN request time: 0.389s | source
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Mistletoe ◴[15 Oct 24 14:05 UTC] No.41848746[source]▶
I wonder how Ozempic will change this? I really do expect we will all be on this soon and maybe we can resume the increase in lifespan that has been stalled by obesity, lack of exercise, and processed food.
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zoklet-enjoyer ◴[15 Oct 24 14:10 UTC] No.41848795[source]▶
I'm not fat or diabetic. Why would I take ozempic?
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jprete ◴[15 Oct 24 14:15 UTC] No.41848853[source]▶
Ozempic seems to have a large number of positive effects for virtually everyone. It's a little premature to think everyone will be on it "soon" and there are plenty of people who won't take something even if it's universally beneficial.
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1. AstralStorm ◴[15 Oct 24 14:17 UTC] No.41848879[source]▶
Not that many. Probably less than or similar to metformin. For the silly cost, it's not very effective at extending life.

And there are potential bad side effects too.