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

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135 points andsoitis | 1 comments | 15 Oct 24 13:39 UTC | HN request time: 0s | 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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jvans ◴[15 Oct 24 14:16 UTC] No.41848864[source]▶
> I really do expect we will all be on this

When antibiotics were first invented some people thought we'd be taking them daily as a vitamin. Turns out that's not such a good idea despite them being life saving in some scenarios

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1. Scoundreller ◴[15 Oct 24 20:01 UTC] No.41852523[source]▶
My totally off-the-cuff theory is that we’ll only need a lifetime of ozempic and its clones every 3-4 generations to reset the obesity cycle.

I guess we’ll soon be able to measure the impacts on what it does to the children of parents that take it.

How have McDonalds Happy Meal sales been looking lately?