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Fans bat for Ozempic as ‘former fat kids’ come out in force in support
Fat people and their allies have come out to bat for the weight-loss drug Ozempic after a viral Tweet called into question why the drug receives so much hate.
With a history dating back to the 1970s, Ozempic has become the talk of the town in 2024 as overweight people flock to medical professionals for a shot of the magic potion. While there are natural alternatives to Ozempic, albeit ones that are not as effective, people can’t look past its metabolism-boosting properties.
Ozempic is not cheating, whatever they lead you to believe
Ozempic, and similar drugs, have seen great results in a number of fields including diabetes, weight-loss, and cardiovascular health. But even if you’re one of the people who should take Ozempic, you might be plagued by accusations of cheating and cutting corners.
The shame was explored on Twitter (now called X) this week as Shadow Of The Nerdtree (@agraybee) penned: “I can’t believe we essentially cured obesity and people sneer at it like it’s cheating.”
“‘Ozempic only works while you’re on it! Once you go off you’ll be fat again!’ As opposed to diet and exercise, which you only have to do once.”
Their Tweet has since received 122k likes and nearly 6k Quote Tweets as social media users debate the highly divisive medication.
One former fat person said in response: “Former obese person here, now conventionally fit for ~16 years. Please take Ozempic if you need to. Do not waste time eating correctly and hitting the gym, itll take months or years to meet your goals. You can worry about all that later. Ignore everyone who says anything else.”
Someone else pointed out: “I know someone who followed an extremely strict clean eating and workout routine but still couldn’t lose weight due to genetic predisposition. Once they began taking Ozempic, they lost weight and significantly improved their quality of life and life expectancy&”
A third person, identifying themselves as a “former fat kid”, said that Ozempic and drugs like it give people a breather to address their health in the future better.
Such statements echo earlier remarks from healthcare experts, with Dr. Karan Rajan earlier slamming calling Ozempic cheating.
We dont tell people who need statins to treat high cholesterol or medication to manage high blood pressure that they are cheating or taking the easy way out, he said.
There’s an argument that Ozempic doesn’t fix anything
For every passionate supporter of Ozempic, some critics claim it’s a crutch for fat people to lean on.
Critics have also taken issue with the trend of headlines claiming that Ozempic slows down aging and encourages better overall health. Instead, they say that’s simply not being fat anymore.
One person wrote: “It’s funny how people keep treating findings like this as if they mean Ozempic is an all-purpose miracle drug when this is literally just proof that being fat is really bad for you.”
“Ozempic is a cure for a poor diet and inactive lifestyle like the hangover pill is the cure to alcoholism,” another alleged.
