Recently, I debated a leading Harvard obesity doctor about Ozempic on the Bari Weiss Podcast. I put my heart and soul into this podcast and think it is a robust debate that covers the larger question of where healthcare should go.
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For me, the main theme of this email is that we need to change how we think about health from a “siloed” view to a “root cause” (or metabolic) view. Treating each disease individually (statin for heart disease, SSRI for depression) has been a disaster – all these conditions have been going up. We need to inspire more awe and curiosity for interconnections in our bodies, both in personal decisions and through our public policy.
Nothing encapsulates this debate today more than Ozempic. I’m not against the drug per se – but I am against the push to label obesity as a disease and use taxpayer money to provide injections to obese + overweight Americans over 12. This would cost over $10,000 per year – buying every overweight person natural food would be cheaper. There is a push to give obese children Ozempic and tell them lifestyle/diet doesn’t matter – this would ensure they continue to eat bad food and get diseases in the future!
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