Strange side-effects of the slimdown movement ain’t slowing it down
Spontaneous urge to wear an eye-patch and get a parrot? You may be using one of the many weight-loss injectables taking the world by storm. From Fox News on Feb. 13:
Popular weight-loss drugs linked to rare ‘pirate disease,’ researchers warn
Researchers in Australia are raising flags about GLP-1 weight-loss medications potentially raising the risk of… scurvy.
Concerns about the potential health impact of these drugs continue. And yet, their popularity hasn’t skipped a beat. “Demand for weight loss drugs is becoming so ‘unsustainable’ that it may soon outstrip supply, pharmacists have warned” (The Guardian, July 2025).
In fact, our November 2025 Socionomist cover story “The Return of Ultra-Skinny Beauty: Does Social Mood Have Body Issues?” explains the root cause behind the great thin-down movement that’s re-shaping modern beauty standards and igniting the market for weight-loss drugs.
Shiver me timbers! Please enjoy this timely report.