https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26535362-500-the-ozempic-era-is-only-just-beginning/
The Ozempic era is only just beginning
In the past year, treatments such as Wegovy, Mounjaro and Zepbound have become household names. But there are many questions left to answer, not least what the future holds for weight-loss medications and society at large
Kessler, D. A. (2025, May 9). Opinion | In a world of addictive foods, we need new Weight-Loss drugs. The New York Times.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/07/opinion/ozempic-weight-loss-drugs.html
Interesting to read. The prev. FDA commissioner & dean of Yale med. now a GLP-1 enthusiast.
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Throughout my life I’ve been fat, thin and various sizes in between. Since I was a kid, I’ve gained and lost weight repeatedly, putting on 20 pounds, taking it off, putting on 30 pounds and then losing it again. It has been a cycle of despair.
The fact that I’m a doctor, was a dean of two medical schools and ran the Food and Drug Administration for six and a half years was of no help to me. Like millions of others, I was caught between what the food industry has done to make the American diet unhealthy and addictive and what my metabolism could accommodate.
We may now be at the brink of reclaiming our health. New and highly effective anti-obesity medications known as GLP-1s have revolutionized our understanding of weight loss and of obesity itself. These drugs alone are not a panacea for the obesity crisis that has engulfed the nation, and we should not mistake them for one. But their
effectiveness underscores the fact that being overweight or obese was never the result of a lack of willpower.
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https://www.livestrong.com/article/361197-psyllium-vs-flax/
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Nutrition Facts
Psyllium has about half the calories of flaxseed. A tablespoon of psyllium contains 20 calories, 0 g fat, 0 g protein, 5 g carbohydrate and 3 g fiber. Because flaxseed also provides fat and protein, 1 tbsp. of whole flaxseeds contains 50 calories, 4.5 g fat, 2.2 g protein, 3.0 g carbohydrate and 3.0 g fiber, while 1 tbsp. ground flaxseeds contain 36 calories, 3.3 g fat, 1.6 g protein, 2.3 g carbohydrate and 2.2 g fiber.
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https://nutritionfornonnutritionists.com/2016/07/dare-to-compare-chia-seeds-versus-flax-seeds/
tbsp has ~55 cal & 3g of fiber
… but 70 cal/tablespoon
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/18/well/eat/chia-seed-water-health-benefits.html
