'Miracle' weight-loss drugs could have reduced health disparities. Instead they got worse



The American Heart Assn. calls them "game changers."

Oprah Winfrey says they're "a gift."

Science magazine anointed them the "2023 Breakthrough of the Year."

Americans are most familiar with their brand names: Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, Zepbound. They are the medications that have revolutionized weight loss and raised the possibility of reversing the country's obesity crisis.
Why not just try eating right, ya fat buttholes?

Obesity — like so many diseases — disproportionately affects people in racial and ethnic groups that have been marginalized by the U.S. healthcare system. A class of drugs that succeeds where so many others have failed would seem to be a powerful tool for closing the gap.
Yay! The niggers are saved. Maybe.

Instead, doctors who treat obesity, and the serious health risks that come with it, fear the medications are making this health disparity worse.

“These patients have a higher burden of disease, and they’re less likely to get the medicine that can save their lives,” said Dr. Lauren Eberly, a cardiologist and health services researcher at the University of Pennsylvania. “I feel like if a group of patients has a disproportionate burden, they should have increased access to these medicines."
The drugs are obviously wayciss, but why?

Obesity rates are also associated with income. In 2022, the age-adjusted rate was 38.4% for adults with household incomes between $15,000 and $24,999, compared with 34.1% for those with household incomes of $75,000 or more.
Oh, I see. They cost too much for niggers to afford. Raycisssss.

The two are related, said Pereira, who studies health disparities in diseases related to obesity. Black Americans are more likely to live in lower-income neighborhoods, where fast food is usually cheaper and more convenient than grocery stores.

"If you look at a map of the U.S. and plot out the neighborhoods where there's no grocery store within a mile and there's a high percentage of people who have no car, those are the areas where there's the highest rates of obesity," she said.
Fast food restaurants aren't cheap, actually. A good long walk to a grocery store might help shed those pounds, too.

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