Weight-loss meds like Ozempic might increase food waste

Study: Weight-loss meds like Ozempic might increase food waste
America's kitchen trash bins are receiving more unwanted food as appetites falter among people taking GLP-1 weight-loss meds, a new study shows.
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Research shows that 1 in 8 adults in the US has used one of the popular GLP-1 medications, most of them trying to manage chronic conditions such as diabetes and heart disease and others to help them lose weight.
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Lentils are full of fiber, which “slows down digestion,” once again reproducing the effect of the GLP-1 drugs, at a cost of cents per meal, versus the $250 per week or more some Americans are paying when they can’t get insurance to cover the pricey shots.
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GLP-1 weight loss medications work, in part, by turning folks off foods they used to enjoy. That's leading to more food wasted by people who start the drugs, new re
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