Early trial data demonstrated that Wegovy, which has been shown to help patients lose an average of 15% of their weight, also reduced incidence of heart attack, stroke or death from heart disease by 20%.
  • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
    5·
    11 months ago

    I remember when Olestra came out and it was hailed as this new thing that will allow everyone to eat high-fat foods guilt free.

    Then it turned out it made you shit your pants.

    • billwashere@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4·
      11 months ago

      Man do I have a story about a coworkers chair during the late 90s because of Olestra ….

      Let’s just say it ended up in an empty cube. Good times.

    • SeaJ@lemm.ee
      1·
      11 months ago

      Meh. It wasn’t that bad. It was great when you were constipated though.