Underwhelming and not very informative.
It covers important points and contains key interviews from big pharma & FDA, which means you get a sanitized message.
Now a few examples what's missing, or barely touched on:
- Ozempic's weight loss is disproportionately muscle loss rather than fat loss. Nobody ever wanted to lose muscle mass, it is what keeps your metabolism up, keeps you moving, and protects you from injuries. That is mentioned in passing once, and it's very easy to miss. I'm not a doctor, but given that people who stop tend to gain the weight right back, if you lost muscle, that could be a key reason why. And either way it's something to be very wary of.
- Ozempic is not approved for weight loss pretty much anywhere but in the US, yet the drug comes from Europe, because it's essentially not considered safe. How that isn't even mentioned is incredible hubris.
This drug is the ultimate vanity subscription business. Alternatively, save your money, lift weights, eat a salad, walk your way out. But a shot's easier. The US is obsessed with the magic pill. This is it.