Study: Weight Loss Drugs Decrease Heart Attack Risk

Study: Weight Loss Drugs Decrease Heart Attack Risk
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The Spin

Pro-establishment narrative

Since the breakthrough discovery of statin cholesterol medications in the 1990s, scientists have been trying to find an even better heart disease preventative. Not only has semaglutide helped people lose incredible amounts of weight, but it's now shown to be the missing piece doctors and patients have sought for decades.

Establishment-critical narrative

Obesity, which is what causes poor heart health, is a natural phenomenon with natural remedies, but pharmaceutical companies want to turn it into the next billion-dollar market. Instead of focusing on the underlying causes, such as trauma, poor diets, and lack of exercise, Big Pharma has offered a drug that you must become dependent on if you want to keep the weight off.

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