David McWilliams
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So drugs are so expensive in the United States, right?
But this Ozempic-Mumjaro stuff is...
given to people as weight loss, they don't qualify for insurance, so you already have a socioeconomic impact, right?
You know that 26% of adults in England are obese.
Right.
And in Ireland, what do you think of it?
Gov.ie tells us 63% of Irish men are overweight.
63%.
And 50...
You heard the drum.
The drum, John's drum.
That was Marker's, by the way.
Marker's drum, John's drum, right?
Okay, John is the cozy pal of drummers, okay?
That 50% of Irish women are overweight.
One in eight people worldwide are obese.
This is how huge the problem is, right?
And adolescent obesity rates have quadrupled since 1991.
Less sport, all that sort of stuff.
Some people are just getting fatter, but these drugs are miracle drugs because they're doing, for the first time ever, is they seem to be successful.