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Weight Loss drugs could save airlines $580 million a year in fuel costs - Dexerto (www.dexerto.com)

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[–] untorquer@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago

Pharmaceuticals are life saving for people in various conditions whether thyroid issues, achieving a body that can exercise in the first place, or fast interdiction for diseases associated with excess body fat. But yeah i agree with your point if someone's problem is their own choice in diet and exercise.

When you go off GLP-1s you generally gain all that weight back. So when they're discussed in the context of saving airlines on fuel costs it's not that far a leap from cynicism about pharmaceutical companies being pretty excited about rising popularity in a take-forever-drug.

Capitalism is so gross...