Om Patel on Obesity in America
Om Patel
Obesity in America
Claims and stances
Transcript
- 0:00 Hey Luca, you actually brought something to my attention that I did not know was occurring.
- 0:05 Um You know, I always kind of was under the impression that obesity was going up in the United States of America just because of the you know the large access to unhealthy foods and the level of regulation that we have compared to other countries like Europe, you know, it's not as high.
- 0:23 So I think that the obesity rates declining is actually a good thing.
- 0:28 I mean, you know, I I know a lot of that um is accounted or is a lot a lot of that is due to because of um different weight loss drugs like Ozempic.
- 0:38 Um but honestly, if it's a drug that many people aren't facing serious backlash with in terms of side effects and whatnot, it might be a good solution to you know a lot of these issues.
- 0:47 I think having obesity as low as it can be in the United States is gonna be a great thing.
- 0:51 You know, when we think of the United States, I would like to think of it as somewhere where you know your access to healthy food is just as high as other countries like Europe or Asia.
- 1:00 So um that's definitely an interesting topic you brought up.
- 1:04 Um I wasn't aware of some of the things you brought out or pointed out, but it's actually it's really interesting to hear about those things.
- 1:11 Um But yeah, I just continue to hope that people are healthy um and continue to leave live a healthier lifestyle.
- 1:17 I think the sentiment has kind of changed from you know being okay with eating out McDonald's, Burger King and all these other places to more like Chipotle, sweet green, you know, kava, whatever it may be, but it's definitely a good improvement in my eyes.
- 1:33 Um and I'd I'd like to see what other people have to say about this.