There are several drugs on the market that were developed to control diabetes by slowing digestion and reducing the urge to eat. Turns out that it also causes significant weight loss and is now a big demand by people taking them for weight loss. And there a couple more just coming to market.
They are so effective that Walmart says their data shows that people that buy these at their pharmacies buy less snack food at their grocery aisles. And Johnson and Johnson has reported a significant drop in bariatric as did Intuitive.
Perhaps we will finally see progress and reverse the trend of quickly growing obesity. If so it should lead to significant savings in general healthcare costs.
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They are so effective that Walmart says their data shows that people that buy these at their pharmacies buy less snack food at their grocery aisles. And Johnson and Johnson has reported a significant drop in bariatric as did Intuitive.
Perhaps we will finally see progress and reverse the trend of quickly growing obesity. If so it should lead to significant savings in general healthcare costs.
Intuitive says bariatric surgeries shrink as obesity drugs lift off
The rising popularity of highly-effective obesity drugs is weighing on demand for robot-assisted bariatric surgeries, top surgical robots maker Intuitive Surgical said late on Thursday.
