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Weight loss drugs shouldn’t create ‘dependency culture’, says Health Secretary (www.standard.co.uk)

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The availability of weight loss drugs on the NHS doesn’t mean people can give up healthy lifestyles, Health Secretary Wes Streeting has warned.

Experts believe drugs like Ozempic will play an important role in tackling the UK’s obesity crisis.

But Mr Sweeting told the Daily Telegraph it was in “everyone’s interest to play their part” and avoid overloading the health system.

“We don’t want to encourage a dependency culture where people think it’s OK not to bother eating healthily or exercising, because the NHS will pick up the tab and pay for their weight loss jab,” he said.

“People in this country have the right to expect top quality healthcare, but also a responsibility to look after their own health, so we’ve got to get the balance right.”

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[–] tankplanker@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It reduces appetite and slows down absorption of food so you shit more of it un or partially processed, reducing your actual calorie intake vs. how much you shovel in.

What it doesn't do is reset the type of junk food you are eating. Eating junk food and you will be hungrier sooner with or without the ozempic due to the higher sugar content of the majority of junk food.

[–] gloriousspearfish@feddit.dk 5 points 1 month ago

No it really does change what kind of food you desire to eat. It was quite a surreal change for me when I discovered I was craving the juicy taste of a tomato for the first time.

I don't know if it is normal for others, but I have never ever had the actual desire to eat vegetables before I went on ozempic/wegovy.

Salty sausage, crisps, cheese, bacon, that was the only types of food I used to crave. Now I cannot eat bacon anymore, the fat taste in my mouth makes me queasy.