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So when the US FDA is shilling for obesity drugs, says that being obese isn’t a lifestyle problem but is purely genetic. Medical schools are lowering/removing c

by jjcon 4y ago

So when the US FDA is shilling for obesity drugs, says that being obese isn’t a lifestyle problem but is purely genetic. Medical schools are lowering/removing certain standards for admission under the guise of ‘equity’ - thats all just some billionaires faults? Sorry, I don’t buy it. The medical and pharmaceutical industries have been rotting for decades in the US and protecting them, “because it would be better for our healthcare system” is exactly the mentality that gets you into this mess to begin with. State the problem, state it clearly. Don’t shift blame around to invisible boogeymen.

nemothekid 4y ago
>So when the US FDA is shilling for obesity drugs, says that being obese isn’t a lifestyle problem but is purely genetic The FDA has never claimed obesity is purely genetic and it's own guidelines state multiple factors for obesity and stringent guidelines for the approval of drugs that target specific genetic disorders. >Medical schools are lowering/removing certain standards for admission under the guise of ‘equity’ This doesn't seem true at all, and seems like an extension of the "woke" boogeyman we see in undergrad. The problem with this kind of thinking is it's hard to assign anysort of motivation for these actions without sounding cartoonish. The FDA wants to say obesity is a purely genetic for what reason? Who is enriched when the FDA says this? Does the FDA get some kickback every time there's a new obese person? >State the problem, state it clearly. Don’t shift blame around to invisible boogeymen. The for-profit medical system has created a two-tier treatment system that is incentivized to protect profits over providing adequate care. This includes both providing poor treatment to those who cannot pay as well as providing ineffective treatment to wealthier americans in order to sell more expensive, patented drugs. Any political action to change this system is effectively stonewalled due to "invisible boogeymen" who all happen to have the same political interests in keeping current profitable system and are able to easily buy politicians to prevent any radical change from going through. The incentive is clear - to protect profit margins.

by jjcon 4y ago

nemothekid 4y ago

>So when the US FDA is shilling for obesity drugs, says that being obese isn’t a lifestyle problem but is purely genetic The FDA has never claimed obesity is purely genetic and it's own guidelines state multiple factors for obesity and stringent guidelines for the approval of drugs that target specific genetic disorders. >Medical schools are lowering/removing certain standards for admission under the guise of ‘equity’ This doesn't seem true at all, and seems like an extension of the "woke" boogeyman we see in undergrad. The problem with this kind of thinking is it's hard to assign anysort of motivation for these actions without sounding cartoonish. The FDA wants to say obesity is a purely genetic for what reason? Who is enriched when the FDA says this? Does the FDA get some kickback every time there's a new obese person? >State the problem, state it clearly. Don’t shift blame around to invisible boogeymen. The for-profit medical system has created a two-tier treatment system that is incentivized to protect profits over providing adequate care. This includes both providing poor treatment to those who cannot pay as well as providing ineffective treatment to wealthier americans in order to sell more expensive, patented drugs. Any political action to change this system is effectively stonewalled due to "invisible boogeymen" who all happen to have the same political interests in keeping current profitable system and are able to easily buy politicians to prevent any radical change from going through. The incentive is clear - to protect profit margins.