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niyad

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17. I thought this was going to be from The Onion.

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Thu Nov 2, 2023, 11:32 AM

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" Krispy Kreme shares fell this week over worries that weight loss drugs will shrink demand for donuts" [View all] brooklynite Nov 2023 OP

Apparently people are getting the message... Historic NY Nov 2023 #1

If a drug helps you lose weight, wouldn't you eat MORE donuts? leftstreet Nov 2023 #2

These drugs work by suppressing appetite, not by reducing absorption, so no. hlthe2b Nov 2023 #5

Oh. Rats n/t leftstreet Nov 2023 #7

Not if the drug made you extremely nauseus every time you ate anything with sugar. NCIndie Nov 2023 #6

Many do experience nausea and in worst cases, gastroparesis (shutdown of stomach/intestinal hlthe2b Nov 2023 #10

My guess is that nearly all will come to regret it. NCIndie Nov 2023 #12

Some of us remember the so-called Fen-Phen disaster. Perhaps you might remind her. hlthe2b Nov 2023 #16

This shows you how completely business controls you for profit-even if Stargazer99 Nov 2023 #3

Not sure how you twisted a drop in shares into your take. NCIndie Nov 2023 #8

Just waiting for the time the citizens wake up to Big Agra and corn exboyfil Nov 2023 #15

And my Keto doctor struggles to get paid by the insurance companies exboyfil Nov 2023 #18

I've never been forced to eat unhealthy foods Zeitghost Nov 2023 #20

It decreases the desire to drink alcohol, too, but I don't see the "spirits" or beer/wine industry hlthe2b Nov 2023 #4

It's not Ozempic. It's the prices. dchill Nov 2023 #9

Yeah. The potato chip people don't seem worried leftstreet Nov 2023 #11

"Unfair. Whine. This is because libs are out to get me. Whine. So unfair." - Republican Leader Windicator Nov 2023 #13

Judging by the line at Krispy Kreme every time I go, it hasn't killed sales yet ms liberty Nov 2023 #14

I work with a guy that would grab 4 at a time. louis-t Nov 2023 #19

I thought this was going to be from The Onion. niyad Nov 2023 #17

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