The Lord of the Shakes Again

For several days now, we've been reading in the ARA news related, in one way or another, to Ozempic, the weight-loss drug. Yesterday, we heard that imitators had emerged at cheaper prices. Today, we heard that a Catalan drug, orforgliprone (named after an ogre from a Netflix series), has also emerged. lose weight, but unlike the other one (the one named after a Barça full-back), it can be administered orally, in capsule or pill form. It seems it's already been tested on volunteers: "They randomly received different doses of the drug or placebo doses, always in the form of one capsule daily. In addition, this regimen was combined with advice on a healthy diet and physical activity." The photo illustrating the garment shows a man with a trimmed beard wearing tracksuit shorts and a tight-fitting T-shirt, staring at the horizon with a sad face. This isn't the first time it's been mentioned. It's appeared at least once before, in a news story about obese people.

I'm somewhat surprised by this explanation. The last part. That the guinea pigs received "advice" on a healthy diet and physical activity. They're "advice," not orders. And of course, advice isn't obligatory. It's like those liquor ads, where they "recommend" you drink in moderation. Did you follow this "advice"? I understand you didn't, if it was just advice. There's no one in the world, no one, who doesn't know that they should eat a healthy diet and exercise. But if you sign up for an experiment with a drug named after an ogre from a Netflix series that makes you lose weight without doing anything, it's because you're not eating a healthy diet and exercising.