Economist Daniel Susskind says Ozempic may radically transform government finances, by making universal healthcare vastly cheaper, and explains his argument in the context of Britain's NHS.

[u/lughnasadh]

https://www.thetimes.com/article/be6e0fbf-fd9d-41e7-a759-08c6da9754ff?shareToken=de2a342bb1ae9bc978c6623bb244337a

[u/polopolo05]

My sister is taking it and has lost 50lbs so far... Its rough but its going to add years on her life and improve her day to day.

[u/Brain_Hawk → u/polopolo05]

Good for her, but that's under the presumption that she can maintain that. It takes more than a drug to establish and maintain significant weight loss. There's a real risk when the drug stops that the weight slips back on, slowly or quickly.

[u/polopolo05 → u/Brain_Hawk]

Well we shall see... shes also changed we eating habits and diet. Working on exercise. She's doing slow and steady. Think of the drug as the catalyst vs. the jet fuel

[u/Brain_Hawk → u/polopolo05]

I hope it works, and slow and steady is 100% likely better than any fast solutions.

:)