Could the 'Ozempic Era' shift blame for obesity from individuals to the food industry?

MedicalXpress | ماي 10, 2026

An essay presented at the European Congress on Obesity in Istanbul, Turkey (12–15 May) suggests that a new age of obesity drugs could shift the blame for living with obesity from individuals to the food industry—just as smoking has been blamed on the tobacco industry and, to a lesser extent, alcohol consumption on the alcohol industry.