Weight-loss drugs crush food demand as farmers face dumping mountains of potatoes

The rapid rise of weight-loss injections is reshaping the quantity of food people eat — leaving farmers in some areas with a growing surplus of unsold potatoes.

The trend toward healthier eating habits, combined with the widespread use of drugs like Ozempic and Mounjaro, are cutting demand for traditional staples and weighing on grocery sales, news agency SWNS reported.

Farmers across the United Kingdom, for example, say they're facing the prospect of discarding thousands of tons of...