Ozempic verändert möglicherweise im Stillen die Einkaufsgewohnheiten: Neue Forschungsergebnisse zeigen, dass Menschen, die GLP-1 einnehmen, tendenziell weniger Geld für Lebensmitteleinkäufe ausgeben, insbesondere für Snacks. GLP-1-Haushalte reduzierten ihre Lebensmittelausgaben innerhalb von sechs Monaten um 5,3 % und begannen, mehr für gesündere Lebensmittel wie Joghurt und frisches Obst auszugeben.
https://gizmodo.com/ozempic-is-quietly-reshaping-our-shopping-habits-2000702616
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I’ve linked to the news release in the post above. In this comment, for those interested, here’s the link to the peer reviewed journal article:
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/00222437251412834
From the linked article:
**Ozempic Is Quietly Reshaping Our Shopping Habits**
**New research finds that people taking GLP-1 tend to spend less money grocery shopping, especially on snacks.**
Scientists at Cornell University examined the shopping habits of people after they began taking a GLP-1 drug. Compared with similar households with no reported GLP-1 use, people on GLP-1s spent less on their grocery bill, particularly on snack foods. The effects on grocery spending only seemed to last as long as people were on the drug, however.
They compared homes where at least one person reported being on a GLP-1 drug to similar homes where no recent GLP-1 use was reported. All told, **GLP-1 households experienced a reduction in their grocery spending by 5.3% within six months** of adopting the drug, the researchers found. High-income households saw an even bigger reduction of 8.2%. While there were reductions across most kinds of food, the largest decrease was seen in savory snacks; GLP-1 households spent an average of 10.1% less on these foods. By contrast, **GLP-1 users began to spend a bit more on relatively healthier food categories like yogurt and fresh fruits**.
They still have to pay for the groceries however, which caught them off guard after they got used to the concept of there being free lunches in nature.
Next: *Ozempic and Spanx — could there be a connection*?
This is a great association!
Do we realize that people taking GLP-1 analogues start a diet? The drug doesn’t make their lifestyle easier: it makes it possible, by reshaping behavior.
The title seems misleading because it implies causation while we have correlation.
Taking GLP-1 is not the reason for the change, but rather people who want to loose weight are trying to eat healthier foods and often also take the meds.
I give it two weeks until supermarket chains start lobbying against Ozempic because they’re making less money now
„GLP-1 Households“ is a demographic I wasn’t expecting to be named. These drugs have helped a lot of people, including in my family. Hopefully, good eating and exercise habits follow and we are at the peak of the obesity epidemic.
Which methodology did they use to fully isolate this as the direct and not just a side effect of changing habits?