As many as a billion people around the world are obese. That’s a number worth considering for a moment as it amounts to 1 in 8 people walking on planet Earth today. In the US alone, three out of every four people are obese or overweight. That’s 75 percent of the population. So how did we get to this situation? Are processed foods to blame? How about our increasingly sedentary lifestyles? And what can be done to solve the problem?For millions of people, the answer to that final question is a new generation of weight loss drugs, with names such as Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro and Zepbound. Originally created to tackle Type-2 diabetes, they’ve also proved successful in helping drop body weight by 15 to 20 percent and significantly reducing the risk of heart attacks. Self-administered by simple injections, the drugs have been likened by some to a miracle cure.Well, nearly half of all Americans say they want to get their hands on them. But there are downsides, too. There’s a long list of