"Energy may not be created, nor destroyed."
The Law of Thermodynamics specifies it may, however, be modified, changed or converted. Such as the chemical energy contained in TNT may be changed materially by lighting its fuse and causing it to explode.
Or the energy locked up in a lump of coal may be changed by converting it into electricity. And then converting that electricity into torque in one of Elon's little Teslas. Get it?
Which brings us to "FAT."
Fat is nothing nore nor less than that extra energy you carry around on your waist. Which you might convert into jumping jacks. Or push ups. Or running from a bear.
Or pushing the buttons on your remote.
Buuut, we now learn that a series of drugs called "GLP-1's" created for folks suffering from Type 2 Diabetes, now have a side effect of offering you the opporunity to do away with that extra fat by converting your food into large molecules. Molecules too large to be absorbed through the lining of your gut. So that the food you paid too much for will pass straight through to waste. Causing your waist to shrink. While causing you severe gastrointestinal discomfort. And unexpected violent diarrhea. While at the company Christmas party.
From waist to waste. Pun intended.
For only the modest retail sum of $1,066 per month for Ozempic, or slightly less for Mounjaro or Zepbound, you can hire this class of drugs to do what eating less and exercizing more could do for you.
For free.*
In fact, the pounds fall off so fast you could then contend with what's been called "Ozempic feet." Or "Ozempic butt." Or "Ozempic ears." Or even "Ozempic lips and teeth." Google these terms if you care to learn more about this horror show.
However, since we know you cannot destroy energy, only convert it, I'm wondering what happens to all that fat when you lose it? We're told that upwards of 15% of the adult population has tried one or more of these drugs. And about 8% are now on them. Since we have 266.1 million adults in 'Murica, that means some 20 million of us are now shipping off $Millions to these drug companies in order to lose weight, my question is where does all that weight (energy) go? Does some poor Chinese farmer gain it? Does it disappear into the ether? Does it hide in the bushes waiting to leap onto some unsuspecting jogger as he/she/it passes by?
I think our Congressweenies should conduct a hearing on this problem we didn't even know we had. Macht schnell.
What do you think?
* BTW, the package inserts on these drugs specifies you must eat less and exercize more in order to take full advantage of their benefits. Eat less and exercize and lose weight. Or eat less and exercize more for an extra $1,000 a month. You decide...
