Weighing the Future of Obesity Drugs and Their Impact Across Industries

A new class of weight-loss and obesity drugs has shown to be highly effective at promoting a sense of fullness and may play a role in treating addictions to substances and behaviors. Concern swirls in the market about the sudden potential vulnerabilities this introduces to other industries, such as food-packaging companies, beverage companies, and tobacco companies. Other industries could be impacted, too, such as insurance. How much is hype versus hard evidence?