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> How many miracle weight loss drugs have come and gone over the last decade? Realistically, none. These are the only ones that have ever been found to actuall
by HDThoreaun 4y ago
> How many miracle weight loss drugs have come and gone over the last decade?
Realistically, none. These are the only ones that have ever been found to actually work, everything else is either homeopathy or has terrible side effects. I agree that having food that tastes better is the main culprit for the obesity epidemic, but I don't think the answer is making tasty, addictive, food harder to access. Those foods are popular because people like them, they bring people happiness. It absolutely is a lot of work to eat right, but it doesn't have to be with these drugs.
- msrenee 4y agoI'm certainly not advocating making those foods more difficult to access. Exactly the opposite, in fact. I think we need to make access to healthier food cheaper and easier. As far as there being no severe side effects, it looks like semaglutide was looked at for medical use in 2012 and didn't go to clinical trials until 2016. Then there's tirzepatide, which I think is the part that's the big breakthrough recently, wasn't approved for use until the end of 2021. I don't believe we have the data yet to really say that it's safe long-term. I sure hope it is, but this is a very new treatment.