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The struggle to obtain these medications illustrates the dangerous mess the US healthcare system has become, writes the former FDA chief

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/16/glp-1-weight-loss-drugs-are-revolutionary-and-theyre-exposing-americas-healthcare-crisis

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[–] andybytes@programming.dev 2 points 1 week ago

I might be the first one to say it, I guess. But it's our food that makes us fat & our culture. And if we can get these drugs or if we can't get these drugs, it's still irrelevant to the root causes of American obesity. And we are starting to see these effects in other countries that become more lenient with their food safety laws. Now their populations are suffering obesity. Not everything needs a citation. This should be obvious by now. It seems anything goes nowadays. No international law. No rules-based order. Those that you thought were on your side actually turned their backs in the name of profit. We all know why America's fat. This is old hat. Even though I can't have what I want, I want others to have. Because it gives me hope that one day, eventually, people will come to their senses. There are good reasons why other countries don't accept our beef.