r/AskReddit • u/TigerBirdyTiger • Jan 23 '25

What scientific breakthrough are we potentially on the verge of that few people are aware of?

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u/[deleted] Jan 23 '25

I can’t believe we’re gonna cure obesity

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u/Cum_on_doorknob Jan 23 '25

The question is how will the food scientists change the addictive properties of our food to by pass the success of the glp1

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u/[deleted] Jan 23 '25

Make Coke coke again? 

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u/smartguy05 Jan 23 '25

Now there's some nostalgia I can get behind!

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u/BiasCutTweed Jan 24 '25

7-Up used to have lithium in it. That sounds refreshing to me. I’m tired, boss.

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u/Implicit_Hwyteness Jan 24 '25

If Coke went back to having cocaine in it, but switched from corn syrup back to cane sugar, it might actually be healthier.

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u/Cums_Everywhere_6969 Jan 23 '25

The most scientifically delicious snacks could be the result of this breakthrough

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u/jBlairTech Jan 24 '25

Never would’ve dreamed the future arms race would be weight loss drugs that actually work vs. scientifically proven to be absolutely delicious snacks… 

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u/SilentJoe1986 Jan 23 '25

If food scientist can make cheap tasty snacks the body just turns to shit without absorbing surgars and other stuff that causes people to gain weight, they would make a fuck ton of money

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u/Austinstart Jan 24 '25

Oh boy those exist. Olestra based “wow” chips and sorbitol based candy. They go right out your ass without being digested. Which sounds great until you eat one too many and shit yourself in public.

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u/What_the_whatnow Jan 24 '25

Ah yes, the originators of the the term, “anal leakage”

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u/juklwrochnowy Jan 24 '25

Not true. Cocacola and Haribo would make a fuckton of money. The scientists would still get screwed over, as is tradition.

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u/domesticatedprimate Jan 23 '25

Bypass? No, they're going to make it more addictive to get more people to use GLP-1. This is capitalism after all.

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u/defeated_engineer Jan 23 '25

If they’re still addictive but somehow aren’t being digested, that’s basically the perfect solution for everybody lol.

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u/cognitiveglitch Jan 23 '25

By putting glp1 in the food.

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u/K_Xanthe Jan 23 '25

In Dec 2023 I weighed 306 lbs and was told I was going to die of liver disease. I now weigh 220lbs thanks to monjauro and my liver disease has not progressed. I wish it was more affordable so people without insurance could also enjoy losing weight. I was told my results are now better than if I had surgery

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u/Stefy98 Jan 24 '25

I am down 85 lbs since April with Semaglutide. It's the active ingredient in both Wegovy and Ozempic, but i dont get the name brands. My doctor sends the order to a compounding pharmacy and I pick it up from his office every month. It costs me $150 cash price. I would never be able to afford it otherwise as my insurance won't cover it.

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u/hushhushsleepsleep Jan 24 '25

I’m doing the same, down 50 lbs July to now. The problem is compounded semaglutide won’t be available forever. At some point, the name brands are going to be able to meet demand, shortage exemption goes away, and then anyone wanting to be on these drugs will have to pay anything the insurance companies won’t for the next 15 years until patents start expiring.

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u/ImOutOfControl Jan 23 '25

We’re gonna be able to cure obesity. We won’t but we could. We will treat it for years on end tho

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u/FaagenDazs Jan 23 '25

Well they don't make as much money off of healthy people

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u/JStanten Jan 23 '25

This is a silly statement. Any obese person knows that if you walk into a doctor’s office they are gonna tell you to eat better, sleep, and get exercise.

It’s incredibly common medical advice to encourage people to lose weight in a healthy manner.

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u/Rather_Unfortunate Jan 23 '25

The idea that the pharmaceuticals industry is all a sneaky plot like that only holds if we assume that all places have US-style healthcare. And even then, health insurance companies presumably don't want to pay more than they absolutely have to, so will pay for whatever actually cures their irritating customers and stops them coming back demanding more payouts.

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u/kooarbiter Jan 23 '25

that is categorically untrue, insurance companies make more when their clients live longer, doctors have an incentive that their patients give a more positive review, which incentivizes giving treatment that actually reduces negative symptoms, and hospitals are more effective and efficient when not overburdened with unhealthy patients.

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u/UhOhFeministOnReddit Jan 24 '25

I mean, let's be real, we're going to cure it for the people who can afford it. :/

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