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2026-04-02 Economy

Weight-loss drugs crush food demand as farmers face dumping mountains of potatoes

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Posted by Skidmark 2026-04-02 09:03|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [1791 views ] Top

1 Come on HHS, get these to the hungry.

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Posted by Skidmark 2026-04-02 09:15|| 2026-04-02 09:15|| Front Page Top

2 Then there is this on alcohol sales:

Beer brewers and winemakers in the US are struggling with an existential crisis: A substantial decline in consumption. It hit beer first, because people switched to wines. And then it hit both after the pandemic, when alcohol consumption declined all around.

The GLP-1 weight loss drugs are rumored to affect alcoholics so strongly that some completely stop drinking. This might be good for alcoholics if bad for the alcohol industry. Many articles on the internal can be found discussing this issue.

Posted by Glurong Choth2372 2026-04-02 21:44|| 2026-04-02 21:44|| Front Page Top

3 Not just alcoholics, Glurong Choth2372. Mr. Wife, who drinks moderately in social situations, finds himself uninterested even in the first beer or scotch or brandy. Nor is a matter of saving money, because he drinks for free at the bar when he is on the clock as photographer.

Posted by trailing wife 2026-04-02 22:08|| 2026-04-02 22:08|| Front Page Top

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