GLP-1 Drugs Are Rewriting the Food and Pharma Industries
Obesity drugs moved from niche to blockbuster, and every adjacent industry is scrambling to adjust.
Appetite as a target
GLP-1 receptor agonists cut weight by 15–20% on average, and the pipeline is stacking more mechanisms on top. The knock-on effects reach far beyond clinics: airline weight allowances, restaurant portions, junk-food taxes.
The open question is adherence — stopping the drug regains weight, which pressures manufacturers into lifetime-pricing debates.
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