The blockbuster weight loss drug sold as Ozempic and Wegovy [has, on 21 March, gone] generic in countries that are home to 40 percent of the world’s population, significantly lowering the price of a costly medicine that had been largely unaffordable to nearly all but the wealthiest people. On Saturday, Novo Nordisk, the company that until now has had a monopoly on selling the drug, will lose patent protection in several of the world’s most populous countries. The first generic versions are expected to arrive in India as soon as this weekend. In the coming months, the generics are also expected to become available in China, Canada, Brazil, Turkey and South Africa.
This is a food supply problem with a drug solution. You know what happened 35 years ago? Tobacco was banned in most US public spaces. You know where TOBACCO MONEY went? Processed foods. Sugar was replaced with HFCS - not just for the profit factor, but also because of the psycho-bio ramifications of mass consumption of HFCS. These are the same people who did meticulous scientific research on nicotine addiction, inhalation patterns, etc. and never published any of it. What do they know about food that they didn’t share, but put into practice in your grocery stores and restaurants?