What Ozempic does to the gut-brain axis

Post by faangguyindia » Sun, Jun 28, 2026, 3:22 PM UTC

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People are different. Weird, right? I have a friend who was literally ordered, by a doctor, to eat as much fat as they could because they were too skinny. They're the type of person for whom food is 100% fuel and they can just stop mid-burger and not eat the second half because "they don't feel like it". I'm not like that. Leaving half a burger that I paid for on the plate is something I've never done or even conside…

Same. College nutritionist: "I'm going to give you the opposite advice of everyone else. If you can add butter to something, do it." Then add in a fast metabolism. Until middle age, I literally couldn't eat enough food that I remotely enjoyed to hit target weight for my height. I guess the easiest way to describe my subjective experience is that the "You're hungry, eat" audio channel is turned waaay down in my brain,…

Post by bevesce- » Sun, Jun 28, 2026, 3:28 PM UTC

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People can get fat by eating too much healthy food.

Not really the fiber and stuff is normally too filling

Post by Moldoteck » Sun, Jun 28, 2026, 3:53 PM UTC

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Why not? People take depression meds, blood pressure meds, all kinds of meds for their whole life. I'll be on omeprazole for reflux my whole life. It doesn't solve the underlying problem of my gut being prone to overpumping acid into my stomach. So omeprazole is problematic? The underlying issue is being treated, it's treated by taking the drug. It works. It's doing its job. I'd be curious as to how you came to this…

Because it's pretty likely some of these have negative long term effects. And some of those long-term effects are probably pretty serious. Many people taking these kind of drugs are gambling with their well being. No doubt that in many cases that gamble is worth it. But issues that can be solved with non-pharmaceutical solutions, such as with weight loss and lifestyle changes, are really better solved that way if pos…

Post by imajoo » Sun, Jun 28, 2026, 4:03 PM UTC

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true but you'll struggle getting tons of calories out of whole foods. This is why mass gainers are popular, underweight people find it hard to gain weight so they dirty bulking using fast food which is often calorie dense. Eating healthy food alone isn't solution, you need to make your life active as well.

The glycemic index also comes into play. It essentially measures how much certain foods keeps you full regardless of calories. So healthy food, even if you’re consuming the same calories as junk food, is going to keep you full longer.

Post by ethbr1 » Sun, Jun 28, 2026, 4:11 PM UTC

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Same. College nutritionist: "I'm going to give you the opposite advice of everyone else. If you can add butter to something, do it." Then add in a fast metabolism. Until middle age, I literally couldn't eat enough food that I remotely enjoyed to hit target weight for my height. I guess the easiest way to describe my subjective experience is that the "You're hungry, eat" audio channel is turned waaay down in my brain,…

>Then add in a fast metabolism. Until middle age, I literally couldn't eat enough food that I remotely enjoyed to hit target weight for my height. You probably move much less than you used to. Metabolism slowing down with age is already known.