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Re:Ozempic reduced grocery spending by an average of 5.3% in... by mminer237 on Monday January 12, 2026 @09:53AM (#46589318)
Fiber is essentially mass with little to no nutrition in it. So it makes you feel fuller without adding calories, like GLP-1 drugs.

I do think there's a strong argument that lack of fiber and protein are huge contributors to the world's obesity problems.

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Re:Ozempic reduced grocery spending by an average of 5.3% in... by array_key_first on Monday January 12, 2026 @02:15PM (#46592874)
In most developed countries people eat lots of fiber. Like just unbelievable amounts of meat, more than ever before in human history and prehistory.
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Re:Ozempic reduced grocery spending by an average of 5.3% in... by warkdarrior on Monday January 12, 2026 @03:00PM (#46593437)
What are you talking about?? Meat contains no fiber. The primary fiber source is plant-based foods (e.g., vegetables). So modern populations eating lots of meat means they're getting little to no fiber.
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Re:Ozempic reduced grocery spending by an average of 5.3% in... by array_key_first on Monday January 12, 2026 @04:46PM (#46594724)
Sorry, that was a mistype, I mean lots of meat, very little fiber.
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Re:Ozempic reduced grocery spending by an average of 5.3% in... by alvah on Tuesday January 13, 2026 @12:20AM (#46597533)
"So it makes you feel fuller without adding calories, like GLP-1 drugs"

Nobody really knows how GLP-1 agonists work, but given the other effects (e.g. insulin stability, change in other addictive behaviours etc.) it's definitely not just this.

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