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Based off the effectiveness of new anti-diabetes drugs that also help in losing weight I actually think people might have much less control over their obesity t
by PuppyTailWags 4y ago
Based off the effectiveness of new anti-diabetes drugs that also help in losing weight I actually think people might have much less control over their obesity than we'd like to believe. Fat people might have some kind of hormonal difference happening that they have to manage in a way thin people don't, in the same way women have to manage their menstrual cycles but it would be weird to say they have control over them. Women who want to take control over their periods usually have to take medication to do so, and it seems fat people respond similarly to thin people once they take medication that adjusts their signaling to that of a thin person's.
- nradov 4y agoThat is at least somewhat correct. Obesity causes lower testosterone levels and low-T causes growth of adipose tissue in a positive feedback loop. So I'm general, the fatter someone gets the harder it becomes to lose any fat. But it's not impossible. It just means they have to shift their energy balance even more negative in order to start losing weight. Some medications such as Semaglutide (Wegovy) can be helpful in starting this process if other approaches have failed.
- PuppyTailWags 4y agoYeah, I'm not saying that fat people are hapless victims with no agency, I just think they generally seem to have some phenomenon occurring that is making weight loss way, way harder than society is giving credit for. [Like for example I have some friends that struggle to gain weight and are permanently growth stunted because of misdiagnosed gut issues in their childhood, and its clear to me "just eat more" is an unmedical and kinda dumb approach to managing their weight. I think evidence is pointing that fat people also have systemic problems where "just eat less" might also be an unmedical approach to managing the weight of really fat people.]