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Re:Ozempic reduced grocery spending by an average of 5.3% in... by rootusrootus on Monday January 12, 2026 @01:34PM (#46592346)
No, it was probably the incredible advances in everyday automation combined with massive increases in food availability. Survival is not nearly as physically demanding today as it was in the middle of last century.
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Re:Ozempic reduced grocery spending by an average of 5.3% in... by brianpbeau on Monday January 12, 2026 @01:48PM (#46592542)
It's also a matter of making foods more addictive to increase sales. And creating marketing to do the same thing. And then creating food deserts, etc.
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