Yeah go ahead and jail Trump. You already seen what he's done with just a mugshot. He's already said he's willing to go to jail for his first amendment rights. The unfair persecution of Trump has lifted Trump from being a politician and a businessman to a National Martyr. What you people don't get is that you're being so hateful and other people see it as un- American, add this boosts Trump's poll numbers. Haters hate and they can't stop. Thank you haters. 😉

Your TDS is showing.

@@lostoffgrid8927😮

@@lostoffgrid8927point taken and the

He should jail the prosecutors

I read Johann Hari's book on Depression. While it's patently clear if one loses a loved one, a job, or their health... they are going to BE depressed. But the medical field, held hostage to Big Pharma has to instead make the matter genetic or chemical so that they can create a drug to "treat" the "disorder." I see a parallel here. I don't see him mentioning the fake sugars and fast food "happy" meals, etc. (He did a few minutes later. But just a passing mention.) Human metabolism is being impacted. Kids sit around all day in school, and office jobs create the same thing. People are outside and active less and eating junk food more. Back in the 1970s when the birth control pill was introduced, I took it and gained 30 pounds in a few months. I think it messed with my metabolism. The point is, extra weight makes people less active and usually less politically active. It is possible that there is some social engineering going on here to create a more pliable population as wealth is increasingly engineered to the very rich while the Middle Class disappears and working families are left to struggle.

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Food deserts in bigger cities just blow my mind

Excuses, excuses

​@@russell-gt1dy The OP is correct. Our food industry is partly to blame.

Somebody has been lying to you.

@@AmericaFirstChic721 Lied to, how so? You know what else I witnessed Ronald Reagan do in 1987? Wage class warfare by giving Amnesty to millions of undocumented immigrants in order to bust the labor unions, ignore anti-trust laws and deregulate Wall St. to use junk bonds to finance the hostile takeovers of thousands of corporations to consolidate them into monopolies and cartels that looted employee pension funds and outsourced millions of American manufacturing jobs to third world sweat shops creating Americas Rust Belt on Reagan's watch. Then Reagan gave a national address on TV in which he admitted and apologized for making a secret deal before the election with Iranian Islamic terrorists to trade American weapons in exchange for the American Embassy hostages if the Iranian terrorist waited until after the election to release the hostages. So it seems somebody has been lying to you. Which is probably why you participate in class warfare on yourself by voting for Republicans then wonder why you are working ever longer hours for less pay enslaved in debt.

Yup. And that was before the republican party was outed as an arm of industrial millionaires.

Of course, blame the Republicans 😂

@@patriciamay6396 Blame for the class warfare thats destroyed the middle class should be apportioned based on deeds. To keep this comment short I'll note Trump doubled the National Debt with huge tax cuts for billionaires and if reelected in 2024 has promised to implement the 2525 Plan which mandates more tax cuts for billionaires paid for with the repeal of Social Security, Medicare and the Affordable Heath Care Act which approximately 40 million Americans rely on for access to heath care. What do you that will do to whats left of the middle class?

Only for diabetic type 2s. I'm type 1 and my Dr put me on it to help reduce my A1C and my insulin resistance. I'm not extremely heavy... about 200 lbs and did lose weight when my insurance suddenly stopped covering it! They wanted over $800.00 a month to stay on it. My drs have fought to get me covered due to so many complex disorders I have as well as necessary daily steroid use, they still won't cover me because I'm type 1. The pharmacy said many insurances are not covering it.

I had to stop using it because of an outage for 2 months.

I took it for diabetes too and when it started to become difficult to source, my doctor just switched me to another medication. It was very simple. You have other options

Sorry to tell you that I heard recently that Ozempic and Wegovy are soon going to be covered by the major insurers for some specific heart condition.

Good point - thank you!

Agreed. I've been on non-brand semaglutide since January and am amazed by how it has quieted the "food noise" in my head. Realizing this is how a lot of people feel all the time has definitely made me rethink the ideas about willpower and "just buckling down" I've had all my life, and I'm beginning to understand there are a lot of us for whom standard weight loss is more difficult because of the way our brains work.

But if you stop taking it will you go straight back to binge eating?

@@KatJ3st I've been doing injections every 10-14 days to stretch out my doses and seem to still have the full benefits of the meds, but I'm not sure how it'll go when I stop altogether. I'm considering staying on a moderate dose every two weeks or so once I hit my goal and seeing if that's sustainable over time.

I have a long history of multiple ED but I am not having the same experience as you. I still love and want food but am in more control. It's made me realize how severely out of control I have been with food and for the first time when I'm craving something unhealthy, I can tell myself no and grab something healthy instead. It's depressing that I can't do that without a drug.

@@KatJ3st Yes, but the thing with any weight loss device is that these are hopefulIy tools one would use to make other changes in the meantime, such as therapy and/or other more permanent medications, so that when you do come off it you're a whole different person and aren't going to be as prone to falling back.

Smart!👏👏👏

Yes! Dr Jason Fung!

Of course, for people with good digestion, it is easy if they are smart enough to control their eating habits! Nothing to brag about!

Fast Feast Repeat Gin Stephens

Obesity is a health issue and yet regular people don’t have access to drugs that could help them. It’s so frustrating

Not so! Medicare/Medicaid will cover the cost completely if you're a diabetic.

@@shawnnewell4541 But it WON'T if you're NOT diabetic. And there are so many OTHER health issues besides diabetes that are affected by obesity that people have to pay out of pocket for because insurers or medicare seem to think you just want to lose weight for vanity, when that couldn't be further from the truth. The rich, who are, by and large, losing weight for vanity, can afford it. People like my friend who need it for surgery, can not. It's just appalling.

If you really want to help and she really wants the help, research keto, ketovore, carnivore. Go slow, but steady.

@@kelleemerson9510 Unfortunately that diet woud be very bad for her too. She has to avoid purines in her diet. She's managing, but it could have been easier on her if she was wealthy.

Define "eating local".

@@audreymuzingo933 That only works year-round for people who live in areas that have year-round growing seasons. I prepare my food at home from basic ingredients. I think that should be the goal.

So tell me are you willing to come into work for me 4hrs early so I can get to Trader Joe's to get my fresher food and have time to fix it It's not just what we are eating but our lifestyle as well. A lot of people are so time crunched that eating out, especially fast food is the only option

YES!

@@jsdaglio1103 thank you I will let my charge nurse know

It's not how late you're eating, but what you're eating at night.

That’s what I do. Intermittent fasting and the carnivore diet. No drugs. No sugar whatsoever. No carbs. No plants. Bloodwork is good and I’m feeling well and happy😊

Did you have a bad craving for sugar to begin with? I'm having trouble at night eating alot it's very uncomfortable I've tried and tried. Even when I'm full it's a real nervous habit I'm dealing with my psych nurse recommended the shots.

​@@Flwer479 I think the GLP-1s will help you quite a bit with your compulsive eating. It's so good at that that it even works on other compulsive behaviors including drugs, drinking, gambling.

my best friend has this as well... however she still requires surgery (tumescent liposuction and removal of painful lipomas) Ozempic has helped her get to a healthier weight prior to the surgery.

For an author he is horrible with using words and vocabulary and phrasing and logic and reasoning. Johann Hari must be the worst author ever if this is how he thinks words work.

@@ASDasdSDsadASD-nc7lf Really? I thought this was the best explanation of OZEMPIC I've seen and I have watched A LOT on it. I actually thought it was kind of objective, even though he takes it himself!!

How did you go about asking for it? Due to a work injury I can’t really move but I got used to moving like all the time walking 12 miles a day and I still hungry no matter what I do I feel like I’m staving.

Abstinence from sugar and flour will eliminate the head hunger, without drugs.

@@robisonbeth that's like asking a cocaine addict to abstain from coke. If I could, I would. Semaglutide is the first thing that has silenced the siren call of McDonalds for me.

@ravennaevans Exactly!! Perhaps abstaining from sugar & flour might help a bit, but those thoughts are ALWAYS there. Certain ADD meds have helped my cravings a bit, along with helping some ADD symptoms, but I don't like the long-term cardiovascular effects for me at the levels I would need to help me.

This is called "food noise" and people really underestimate how powerful it is. Its like a little voice in your head yelling at you. And the only way to get it to stop is to eat.

You've nailed it when it comes to drug price negotiation, the GOP is never on the side of average folks. They are for fat business profits, and it is disgrace.

@@chensexpress9668AMEN!

Thanks for your post. I've never had the problem of being overweight, but your good description has helped me understand. I once read that after recovery, former addicts learn to replace their past addictions with fresh flowers - or some other beauty that they would not have otherwise had (as a reward). And each time they look at the beauty, it reminds them and rewards them. Maybe you can do the same type of thing. Ironically, after I work out, I reward myself with a big meal and an engrossing movie - kind of like a reward. While this is a good choice for me (as I'm trying to get the protein hit), everyone can find their own thing that works. God Bless and good luck!

If we must be political, both sides aren’t really for the average citizen.

Reading your story was like reading my own. I’m also Canadian btw and everything was the same minus the 20 pounds because I couldn’t get past the nausea and stopped taking it but am back on it now nausea and all. I wish you the best of luck.😊

Right you are. See my note above. Ric was desperately sick with side effects, which they really don't talk enough about when they first start you on the 'blue pen.' Happy your friend is improved...

@@cynthiahawkins2389thank you she’s a lot better than she was but she’s got to actually gain some weight because lost too much weight from the medication . She was literally skin and bone she was already petite so she certainly didn’t need to lose any weight . It should be marketed as a weight loss drug but it won’t be I’m sure .

Just eat an apple 🍎 for lunch.

​@@mrtommy8875 It doesn't work like that.

What about the studies showing a plateau effect. These drugs just stop working after a while.

I am also on Mounjaro for Diabetes and weight loss. So far I've lost about 20 lbs. I think the key to maintaining that will have to be exercise and maybe even some individual therapy to address issues that have contributed to my using food for self-comforting and escape. Alot like drugs.

Good for you, DollarDude! My doctor put me on the 'starter dose' of 2.5mg Mounjaro for type 2 diabetes for the first month. Third day in I was so sick to my stomach, that nothing sounded good to eat (plus I constantly felt full even though I hadn't eaten anything). Notified my dr and he insisted that it would work out. The next month I started the 5mg (even though I was still sick to my stomach) but doctor insisted I go 5mg. Side effects were worse, I only ate graham crackers b/c nothing sounded good, in fact any food sounded awful. Week 2 of 5mg, I woke up in the middle of the night one night and thought I was dying. I went to the living room, opened the blinds and laid on the floor (I opened the blinds so whoever came to find out why I wasn't answering my phone would find me). (I also grabbed a bunch of graham crackers and a full sugar Pepsi to quickly boost my sugar while I was on the floor, but it took HOURS to feel human again.) Sure, I lost 30 pounds and my a1c improved dramatically, but I couldn't live like that. I went off Mounjaro and am now on Farxiga, which is working much better for me.

That’s fantastic news. Cheers to you for taking control of your health!

By drug's that do harm..yea right...​@virginia3222

That's awesome. Are you still able to get it? I haven't been able to get a refill in weeks.

Fabulous! Congrats.

Congrats and u cannot go back ever so they say, or you'll be back where u started, unfortunate that it's life long med

It's not magic or the power of prayer. It's science.

@@CryptocurrencyInsiderthey’re talking about the commercial for the drug…

@@ALT-vz3jnor/no, they’re talking about how Ozempic ruined a great song from the 70’s!

The typical American eats a diet that is mostly ultraprocessed foods, high in carbs and processed vegetable oils. It's hard to convince people that they should be buying fresh, whole foods and preparing them at home if their parents never did that.

No. Not true.

Capitalism

100% the addition of Fructose and processing of food that removes fiber which impacts Fructose absorption are the primary factors. A dozen downstream impact like Obesity can be avoided by removing a significant amount of Fructose from our diets. Please see books/videos by: Richard S. Johnson and Robert Lustig.

@@edl653 Fiber is overrated. It is a part of whole, natural foods, not a superfood that people should eat unlimited quantities of to counteract the garbage they eat. When my mother got older, she consumed mass quantities of wheat bran to treat her constipation. It didn't help at all.

I enjoyed too 😂

Who's the orange man? Is he related to the open border destroy the country man?

You can lose weight without drugs. Slowly, to be sure, but it will come off. I weighed 300 lbs before it became apparent that I couldn't continue like that. I researched and discovered the DASH diet, which is a diet approved by the Heart Assn because it manages hypertension. In six months,you I have lost 40 lbs by getting rid of sugar, processed foods, and relying on whole grains and fresh vegetables. Ideally organic is better but that's expensive so I get regular and make sure to wash them thoroughly. I also eat two meals a day at 600 calories, no snacks. I write down everything I eat and weigh myself once a week only. I also got a pair of alpine walking/hiking sticks. I am up to 2 miles of walking at least four days a week. If I feel like cheating, I turn on YT or go on Pinterest and find some chair exercises that last 15 mins per session. Not easy, but I am slowly going down. If I can do it, you can too. I've discovered I just have to want it badly enough. Good luck and David, thank you for doing a show about something other than 45.

Google Deborah Murtagh and The Ketonic Switch for a healing ketonic program.

I'm in Australia and my health fund won't cover the drug. It costs me $150/month which is affordable. What's the cost in the US?

we're a nation of addicts who need SOMETHING like a higher power on the daily. Whether it's a therapist or a religion- we all stumble w crutched brokenness

True, very true.

You’re describing my brother. He comfort eats all the time. We had a rough childhood and I did a lot of therapy; I encourage him to do the same but he says he’s not brave enough 😢 it breaks my heart. He has nearly 100lbs to lose. Years ago his doctor gave him Ozempic to try before the hype about the weight loss side effect; he quickly lost 30lbs! But he missed his doughnuts and other bad foods too much, and went back to them. It breaks my heart, I want him to live a long life he’s my only sibling and a great guy. I’m the only one in my family who isn’t obese, we have familial type 2 and I manage mine with Mounjaro and a healthy home cooked diet and Pilates. My mother takes another diabetic drug and hasn’t changed her diet at all, she remains obese. She just wants to eat peanut butter sandwiches and junk food, and no exercise. I’m stunned she made it to 79.

@@ALT-vz3jn sugar is an addiction. Sugar for comfort, sugar for habit, sugar to celebrate, sugar vs loneliness. It doesn't matter- it's just an addictive substance. I went cold turkey to break the habit, like smoking, can't have a litte

Same here! I work retail and I am amazed how many obese people we have in the USA

Same in my experience and when I recently saw some photos of my childhood, the chubby kid wasn't all that fat. The obesity epidemic is real, and this isn't going to change that.

Same-e-same, here. I'm 50, and overweight kids, when I was growing up, were few and far between. The adults seemed about the same. Frightening.🤘

I remember going through some textbooks and yearbooks a while ago and being stunned by the thinness of so many of the people in photographs. I had been slowly normalized over the years. Also, there were no depts for plus sizes! Now I find myself fitting into "petite" because sizes have become so big.

@@bethseitz8830 Do you work in a clothing dept? Plus size depts (literally nonexistent when I was growing up) are now taking over the stores.

This is one of the scariest side effects that I've heard recently about this drug-especially because it persists even after stopping the medication once it occurs. Thank you so much for sharing your experience. Wishing you the best as you continue forward...❤

It tanks your potassium which is why you can't poop.

Does eating fruit like red grapes or tamarinds soaked and mashed in water help with get your bowels moving?

The Brit diet isn't known to include many vegetables, fruits or nuts. Have you tried adding these to your diet?

@@roundtwo3321 I eat lots of fruit and veg daily, I’ve also tried prunes , dates etc all the usual ones recommended. I make my own soup using at least 3 different veg. It’s a transit issue ie the bowel has stopped the peristalsis movement NOT normal constipation where the stool is hard and difficult to pass.

You make a valid point, but oxycodone is exponentially more difficult to quit than processed foods. Trust me.

I so agree with you. Beginning in 1985 I started fixing all my meals from healthy ingredients. It was tough at first but , once I began experiencing weight loss, I persevered. Forty years later I have not regained the weight and I feel terrific. Of course, that might only apply to me and I would not wish to preach to others.

careful with attias claims - he plays in a pool of cranks among KETO etc

A protein shake is enough to decrease the mortality of older people to basically a baseline.

Separate issue, keto has been shown to reduce muscle mass. Comes back after going back to a normal carb based diet.

@@christopherhatch5562 Attia is not longer keto and has changed his stances as new evidence comes out. He no longer fasts either, for example.

@bergerandleggman it’s the “normal” carb diet that caused the problem in the first place.

Yeah, food made from fresh ingredients satiates you much more. I also think they are far more delicious. The reason why people find processed foods better is because their taste is not developed. Fresh food is more complex taste-wise. That's why people find them less tasty, they mistake sourness, pungency, etc with lack of taste.

Yeah… but vegetables are gross. 😃

Yea fiber and water increase satiety because your stomach/intestines judges by weight and displacement. Fruits and vegetables are mostly water and fiber with very little macronutrients.

@@johnnydropkicks There are plenty of people now who eat no plant foods. They call themselves "carnivores". Actually they seem to be doing okay.

Are they though? They are pretty proud of themselves so I doubt they would announce it was a mistake

It was only approved in the US in 2017. But it exploded in popularity a few years ago when celebrities including Kim Kardashian talked about losing weight with it. In 2021, they released the same drug but under the name Wegovy to sell as a weight loss drug, charge more, and classify it separately for insurance purposes.

@TheDeeYawn so give you an idea how stuffed the system is in America, I am Australian, and I'm a diabetic. For a diabetic I pay $17 aus per month. If I am unemployed, it's $7.50 per month. If you are not a diabetic it's $200 per month. While that is great, the problem we have is supply. When these companies have a choice to sell it to us or sell it to other countries that are prepared to pay so much more!

I have heard that only a small percentage of people getting bariatric surgery reach their goal weight and stay there. Which is also true about all weight-loss diets.

Because the surgery is not the answer to being obese. Obesity is a symptom of a mental illness. Unless that illness (binge eating disorder, PTSD, etc.) is cured, the obesity comes back.

​@@iLoveLadyDianaObesity is not a mental illness it's just stuffing your eat hole more than you can burn off with a sedentary lifestyle.

​@@iLoveLadyDianaWell, it's not like humanity doesn't have countless ilnessess that we do not have ways to "cure", but have medications that can diminish the concrete negative health impacts ( in some cases completly ) and we just decided the obvious solution is then to make it a life-long consumption of pills and ... it does kind of work.

Yikes! That's terrible that he found new fatty foods to eat and just gained the weight and diabetes back.

May I ask you a question? What is best or is something best for both glp-1 between soluble and insoluble fibres?

Don’t blame the food in the way or others for your own shortcomings

I started keto with intermittent fasting. Heavily plant based for me with healthy fats and proteins. Started walking and got up to 10 k steps. Most importantly, I gave up alcohol and started drinking water. Since the beginning of the year, I’ve lost 20 lbs, lowered my cholesterol and triglycerides.

@@oldbeergangster2381 probably no difference! There are two fiber “camps”, fibers that dissolve in water and fibers that don’t. Additionally, there are thousand of different geometric shapes that dietary fibers have, many of which are GLP-1 activators once released by our gut microbiota. The amount may be more important than the type but a variety of plant sources is best!

Yes!

I support it! Good luck with it!

Unfortunately in some cases people have severe side effects, the best thing to do is to consume a extra large dose of psyllium fiber 20 minutes before your biggest meal. I lost 74 lb this way. And it improved my health. You are injecting yourself with stuff that has an unproven track record to say the least.

yeah, no reason to binge on canned spaghettOs 🤣 plus lets' face it, kids do better running around vs gaming. Gaming sets up sedentary adulthood

Maybe some mothers didn't know how to cook and the food they served to their children didn't taste great. But many other people grew up eating good quality well prepared and well presented meals. I was so lucky that my mother was a really good cook who loved to prepare our meals from scratch with fresh ingredients every day. Neither me nor my siblings had ever had weight problems and when we grew up we knew how to cook for our children. Granted. My mother was a stay at home mom like most mothers back then in the 50s and 60s but my generation had to work apart from raising kids and I always cooked our meals for my children. My children and their cousins never had problems with over weight or over eating. Which let me think that maybe the obesity problem starts at home with parents giving their children a bad example

60's and 70's were mentioned here - a theory I have also RE the difference between the 60s and 70s and even into the 80s - one of the addition things people don't consider happening that made a HUGE difference in "weight gain"? the microwave. i'm a child of the 80s and 90s and PRE MICROWAVE i remember getting home from school- I wanted a frozen burrito. it was 430/5pm. 10 minutes to preheat the oven. 35-45 minutes wrapped in foil to cook burrito. 10 minutes to let it cool. By that time my mom or dad would have dinner ready so i went MEH. no burrito. Now - frozen Burrito. Microwave 2 minutes. Let sit for 45 seconds. eat. The faster access to more foods and the companies making this garbage food with disgusting ingredients and by products and loading it with chemicals? This is another huge reason our country has become obese. No one even really talks about this. Adding in this observation about after work or school sure, people sat in front of the TV - those people were looked down upon generally - now those of us who use a screen for work, then after work we still work in the yard, play with our kids, our pets are the ones who get looked down upon. The normalization of this do nothing behavior is disturbing. We are definitely currently on a path to Wall-E. Want something? Order it on line from your chair while gorging on microwave burritos. God forbid you actually go out and LOOK for that item at a store!

People were thin, or a healthy weight, because we weren’t eating snacks between meals, eating foods made with corn and soy products.

I was anorexic in the 70's.

Just like diets. It's another fad that's potentially really dangerous this time.

I don't know where you are. In the U.S. it's $1,000 a month .

It is not $75 a week, it's more like $250 per week. If insurance covers most of it, it may be $75 per week.

We are constantly surrounded by ultraprocessed foods that are ready to eat and optimized to be hyperpalatable. Even when you're not hungry you crave them and keep eating.

Look up Dr. Chaffee and Dr. Berry and the carnivore diet. It truly is the proper human diet. I eat this way for my health. I have MS and carnivore is healing my symptoms. I’ll never stray again. I’ve seen what sugar, carbs and plants have done to my body (and MS) so I can never go back. It is sustainable if one is serious about their health. Be well💙😘

Polyunsaturated fats from cheap industrial seed oils act on endocannabinoid receptors to stimulate the appetite.

Is 160 a good weight for you? It seems low for a 6'1 male. As long as you are happy and healthy, kudos to you, friend! 🙂

@@arcticgoddess By American standards, 160 is probably too low. By European standards (for example), 160 is probably too high. Americans have a huge obesity problem, compared to the rest of the world. I like the slender European look.

@@larryjones9773 stopping or starting to walk?

@@brendapaint stopping

Interesting. By stopping power walking (and other things), your weight decreased? Did you add another form of movement/increase steps? I know you’ve changed what you eat for the better-wonderful!

Many scientists recognize it's not what you want but what your microbiome want that controls a lot of the body and our "decisions." :(

Sorry, but obesity became a thing in late eighties. Before people watched their weight, more than now. I tend to gain weight fast, because i have blood pressure (family genes) I always watch what I eat. So to me is our own bad habits that is the problem…

@@Tya-8542 I'm sure high fructose corn syrup and MSG being infused into modern food in the 80's had no impact at all. It's all just individual failure.

I don't know if you can blame all obesity on one fat person's gut.

@@Tya-8542 People didn't used to watch their weight. They ate 3 square meals a day prepared by the woman of the house. People only started watching their weight after obesity became common in the general population. Selling books and weight loss programs is a big business, as is selling us fast food and junk food masquerading as "healthy". If it's got a lot of ingredients on the list that don't sound like food, it's not good for you.

I'm diabetic, and what happened to you is the same thing I'm striving for. My diabetes caused heart and nerve problems along with a A1C of over 7 all the time. Since taken Ozempic A1C is 6.2 lost 14 lbs and that is only for 3 months and I feel better. Still have to exercise and watch what you eat.

There's plenty of it now in Japan. The culture and environment is just different. Also they have higher rates of things like stomach cancer, so is anyone really winning?

@@irnbrewhaha Anorexia is also common in Japan.

@@irnbrewhaha They also have a much longer life expectancy, so they are.

Yes thanks for doing this. I hope we can have him back again

Taubes is one of the biggest BSing hacks on the internet. There are far more reliable people Pakman could have on to discuss problems in the food industry.

@@brun4775 You're full of crap. His book Good Calories Bad Calories is extraordinarily well researched and well reasoned.

@@brun4775 Please explain. What has he said that is bullshit? Everything I’ve read of his is corroborated.

Johan?

This is just common in today's world scumbags are around every corner, just because they are wearing a suit and sitting in front of a bookshelf don.t mean ****. Look at this felon ronold Rump!!

@@fuzzyspackage His name is Johann Eduard Hari - Scottish mother and Swiss father.

Oh no. Please not another British grifter over here to tell us how we’re living all wrong. See Russell Brand, Piers Morgan, Steve Hilton, Gorka, etc.

I believe he is talking sense here, though.

It's a sign for sure. There is no shortcut / "free lunch". You will loose muscles biig time. It takes time to build muscles.

The reason your doctor was trying to put you on a higher dose is because that's literally what you are supposed to do; start at the lowest dose to see how your body reacts to it, then slowly ramp up. This is a feature, not a glitch. What's concerning is that nobody explained this to you.

@@pjforde1978Most doctor simply do not explain anything they are doing and are resentful if you ask too many questions. The person to ask about medications and the side effects is the pharmacist.

@@HeirOfNothingInParticular it's worth noting that I didn't suggest it needs to be your doctor that does the explaining. My point is that it sounds like this patient was adjusting their own dosage without realizing that the ramp schedule isn't just a suggestion.

@@pjforde1978 It’s worth pointing that that you appear to be speaking for the doctor in telling someone what an MD should have said but didn’t, which lead to my comment about doctors in general. However, my comment did not dispute you or attempt to cast aspersions on you in any way so I’m not sure why you’re bothered by it. But tell us, how did you acquire the info? From research or from your doctor? Because if you’ve got an MD that spends the time to answer questions, you’ve got a rare one.

easier to hypothesise than follow through w the actual experiment

@@nothingworksworks3511 you should not so quickly misjudge me. I kept a blog last year of my weight loss using my lifestyle theory. I was 225 pounds. Today I am 177. I am 6 foot one and 70 years old.

@@nothingworksworks3511 The unfortunate fact is that the recommended way to lose weight is still to go on a diet, under the assumption that once you reach your goal weight it will be easy to keep it off. There is no evidence that there is any truth to this assumption. Losing weight by willpower alone results in eventually going off the diet and being unable to stop eating when your willpower won't. Weight loss diets fail.

Your diet is what you eat, nothing more, so having a good diet can lead to proper body weight.

@@tschorsch agreed. A good diet is part of a good lifestyle.

The fact that most processed food that the food industry makes is bad for you doesn't mean that all processed food is bad for you.

Ugh. That's much worse.

The chicken skin contains tons of saturated fats and the batter is chock full of carbs. Not to mention the salt and chemical seasoning designed to make it addictive. NOT healthy at all.

So much worse! Must stay away from seed oils!! Tallow/lard, even bacon fat is best. I’m carnivore and use these regularly. 😊

You with your science!

I googled beaches in 1990 and then 2000. Turns out people don't take a lot of photos of fat people sunbathing.

I'm a teacher and have thought about how so many teachers are overweight, but remember when I was a kid the smoke seeping out from the faculty lounge. We've replaced smoking with chips and chocolate.

Please take advice from your doctor and not an author. Consider you have to take these drugs the rest of your life. What are the potential consequences long-term if we're hearing some pretty serious things about it now?

Be careful this drug can cause Gastroparasis which I have not due to this drug though. You don't want to end up with Gastroparasis Google it if you don't know what it is.

@@irnbrewhaha You need a lot more than one source of information. Doctor's often just push the latest fad and are not even up on all of the research. It's important to consult them, but in taking something like this, it may not be enough.

​​​@@tschorschif your dr, especially primary care, is pushing a fad, you need a new doctor. You should trust them with a lot more serious things than a diet drug. It's not enough here because there is no sound consensus yet. A good doctor will say what they know and admit what they don't. Then weigh the risks and benefits. Most people aren't going to read things like studies or properly interpret them so will rely on media reports, the people selling the drug and now social media to inform them. And most people aren't media literate enough to separate the good from the bad. Ideally you should do all of this, but for the average person "talk to your doctor" is the safest advice to give.

You have got to be kidding....

I agree about kids these days. The kids on my little, safe dead end road all get picked up by parents cars when the school bus drops them off, so they don’t walk the half mile to their houses. None ride bikes or even are outside much, and we live in the country.

Funnily enough the guy is notably a massive liar lol, not necessarily that he's lying here but very dodgy background

I am on Medicare. My cost is 300.00 a month. If I wasn’t on Medicare, I could get it for 25.00 a month. Very irritating. It is helping my Blood sugar though, so I will continue with it. But, come on….it doesn’t make sense to me at all.

Actually that’s been out in the open for quite some time

You may need to eat more high quality fats - olive oil, grass fed butter and cheese, fish oil. Don't fear the fat, it will help feed your brain and you will feel less anxious. If you don't fall asleep within 15 minutes, you need more calories- 1 tablespoon of fat at bedtime will work, no weight gain ❤

yep, you beat me to it. or you can stuff your face with fatty, sugary, salty 'goodness' or you can buy a pill (at american prices) and the urge is lessened or surgeons/doctors (at american prices, again) can stitch you up It's all about the mighty $$$$

I wouldn't believe the garbage fed to kids in school with the approval and funding of the USDA school lunch program if I didn't see it every day.