There are over 100 million obese and overweight individuals in the United States. Many of them would love to lose a bunch of weight to improve their health situation. The big problem, though, is the cost and having to use the drug for the rest of your life. These new drugs are called effectively GLP1s. They're named after a hormone they mimic that essentially helps people feel fuller.
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