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

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aucisson_masque ◴[15 Oct 24 22:04 UTC] No.41853580[source]▶

> Can we overcome ageing?

75% American are overweight..

Just let it sink a second, they speak about how many baby born after 2000 will reach 100 years old, how we are reaching the absolute limit of human survival.

75% overweight... Everyone know fat people don't live long. I bet all the studies done in the 90's that predicted we would easily be able to reach 100 years old didn't take that into account.

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scarby2 ◴[15 Oct 24 22:18 UTC] No.41853689[source]▶

>>41853580 #

I'm thinking that ozempic and zepbound will have something to say about this. When ozempic becomes available as a generic (2032) it's going to be available for $10 a dose and a huge amount of people will be taking it.

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1. Muromec ◴[15 Oct 24 22:29 UTC] No.41853798[source]▶

>>41853689 #

Wait, doing amphetamines for weight loss is cool again and has no drawbacks of it's own?

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2. llm_trw ◴[15 Oct 24 23:00 UTC] No.41853996[source]▶

>>41853798 (TP) #

Welcome to the 80s part 2. Hope you enjoy the ride.

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3. NemoNobody ◴[15 Oct 24 23:06 UTC] No.41854023[source]▶

>>41853798 (TP) #

I don't think ozempic is amphetamines.

4. EasyMark ◴[16 Oct 24 00:08 UTC] No.41854361[source]▶

>>41853798 (TP) #

Ozempic isn’t anywhere near the amphetamine class of weight control prescriptions, where are you getting your misinformation from?

5. llamaimperative ◴[16 Oct 24 00:25 UTC] No.41854467[source]▶

>>41853996 #

Ozempic et al are nothing like amphetamines. They definitely have side-effects but we have far, far more evidence that the benefits are outweighed than we did for stimulants in the 80s.

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6. llm_trw ◴[16 Oct 24 04:07 UTC] No.41855511{3}[source]▶

>>41854467 #

Every decade or two I hear this about some wonder drug only for them to turn out just as bad as what they were replacing. The opioid epidemic being the latest one.

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7. ywvcbk ◴[16 Oct 24 08:41 UTC] No.41856917{4}[source]▶

>>41855511 #

Do you pay more attention to those and ignore the actual success stories?

The opioids thing is hardly comparable. Everybody clearly knew the risks (for the past 100+ years) and chose to ignore them. This is an almost entirely new type of drugs.

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