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Re:Ozempic reduced grocery spending by an average of 5.3% in... by tom_ on Monday January 12, 2026 @10:44AM (#46589969)
The US population (~350m) is about 4 times that of Germany (~85m)...
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Re:Ozempic reduced grocery spending by an average of 5.3% in... by wongarsu on Monday January 12, 2026 @11:06AM (#46590300)
Which has to be a pure coincidence, since the reported numbers are relative to population size. We could conclude that there are 4x4=16 times as many people with such high BMIs in the US, but that is not that useful
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Re:Ozempic reduced grocery spending by an average of 5.3% in... by blitzar on Monday January 12, 2026 @12:13PM (#46591353)
Several studies conducted during the last 50 years have shown that lower intelligence is associated with a higher body mass index (BMI).
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Re:Ozempic reduced grocery spending by an average of 5.3% in... by rootusrootus on Monday January 12, 2026 @01:53PM (#46592608)
So this is why SE Asia is kicking the crap out of the US and Europe?
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