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Weight-loss drug found to shrink muscle in mice, human cells

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372 points Eumenes | 1 comments | 20 Nov 24 23:53 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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jyscao[dead post] ◴[21 Nov 24 00:46 UTC] No.42199859[source]▶
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julianeon ◴[21 Nov 24 04:35 UTC] No.42201163[source]▶
You do have to factor in the (probable) cost of not using Ozempic, aka keeping the pounds on. It may be imprecise, but as an example, if a person was likely to die within 10 years at their current weight, any bad effects beyond the 10 year mark have to be heavily discounted.
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nielsbot ◴[21 Nov 24 05:32 UTC] No.42201432[source]▶
I assume parent was talking about cosmetic and convenient weight loss not medically necessary weight loss.
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1. cthalupa ◴[21 Nov 24 05:35 UTC] No.42201441[source]▶
I'm sure there are plenty of people taking it as a shortcut to dropping 10 or 20lb or whatever, but I imagine most people taking it are in the "I need to lose 70+ lb of fat" range.