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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: 0.209s | source
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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]▶
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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MichaelZuo ◴[15 Oct 24 22:35 UTC] No.41853842[source]▶
How do you know they don’t have side effects that would reduce max life expectancy?
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aucisson_masque ◴[16 Oct 24 05:58 UTC] No.41856017[source]▶
A study by researchers from the University of British Columbia (Canada) shows a link between drugs intended for diabetics and severe gastrointestinal diseases: pancreatitis, intestinal obstruction, biliary pathologies and gastroparesis.

Only fools would convince themselves a drug has no sideeffect.

The worst is that these drugs were created for legitimate use but are now being abused by what I would call lazy fat who can't get their finger out of their arse and start eating healthy.

When there is a natural, effective and no side effects alternative, why go the medication way.

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1. arkh ◴[16 Oct 24 15:05 UTC] No.41859922[source]▶
I wish people with your worldview could try some drug enhancing appetite for like a month. See how easy it is to get their fingers out of their arse and keep eating healthy when their body is craving food all day long.

Would you also tell people suffering from depression to just cheer the fuck up instead of going the medication way?