# Ozempic is changing the foods Americans buy | Cornell Chronicle

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## What Jamie wrote

Interesting data on the impact of food spending when people start taking a GLP-1.

> Within six months of starting a GLP-1 medication, households reduce grocery spending by an average of 5.3%. Among higher-income households, the drop is even steeper, at more than 8%. Spending at fast-food restaurants, coffee shops and other limited-service eateries falls by about 8%.

And it isn't just the total spend, but he category of food is also impacted.

> Ultra-processed, calorie-dense foods -- the kinds most closely associated with cravings -- saw the sharpest declines. Spending on savory snacks dropped by about 10%, with similarly large decreases in sweets, baked goods and cookies. Even staples like bread, meat and eggs declined.
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> Only a handful of categories showed increases. Yogurt rose the most, followed by fresh fruit, nutrition bars and meat snacks.

I've been taking Zepbound (GLP-1) for about nine months now and one of the most notable changes for me has been a desire to share a meal with Tammy, instead of getting my own. And appetizers are very rare since it is just too much food.

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