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Ozempic Could Crush the Junk Food Industry. But It Is Fighting Back. (archive.ph)
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[–] RobotToaster@mander.xyz 38 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (2 children)

For decades, Big Food has been marketing products to people who can’t stop eating, and now, suddenly, they can.

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By one market-research firm’s estimate, food-and-drink innovation in 2024 reached an all-time nadir, with fewer new products coming to market than ever before.

There's something quite disturbing about how "making something even more addictive" is called as innovation.

[–] BonerMan@ani.social 10 points 4 weeks ago (4 children)

Soon they will put cocaine in it again.

[–] Espiritdescali@futurology.today 9 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

They would if they could.

[–] BonerMan@ani.social 1 points 4 weeks ago

I would as well tbh.

[–] Dadifer@lemmy.world 5 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Make America Great Again (with cocaine)

[–] Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 4 points 4 weeks ago

Don Jr is doing his part.

[–] RobotToaster@mander.xyz 2 points 4 weeks ago

At least we wouldn't need the ozempic then.

[–] just_another_person@lemmy.world 8 points 4 weeks ago

Not to every PR and Marketing firm ever.