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Americans don't think weight-loss drugs will fix the obesity epidemic

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  • cafead   Feb 28, 2024 at 10:52: AM
via Most Americans who've heard of Ozempic and other new GLP-1 drugs think they can help people with severe weight problems, a new Pew Research Center survey finds.

Why it matters: The public recognizes the injectable treatments' potential to help on the individual level, but they're less convinced that drugs being touted as a major breakthrough — and already upending markets — will put a major dent in America's obesity problem.

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