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Given: > The advent of highly effective GLP-1 based obesity drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound have stoked excitement among many doctors as a new way to address ri
by Scoundreller 3y ago
Given:
> The advent of highly effective GLP-1 based obesity drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound have stoked excitement among many doctors as a new way to address rising obesity rates
> “These drugs are definitely an important tool, but they should not be seen as a solution to the problem,” Francesco Branca, director of nutrition and food safety at the World Health Organization, said in a press briefing discussing the study. “The solution still is in the transformation of food systems and the environment, such that obesity can be prevented.”
I bet we'll see evidence that giving them to parents (or parents-to-be) reduces obesity and obesity risk in the subsequent generations by altering the food system in the home and environment.
Maybe we'll need them every 3rd or 4th generation to reset things.
- glp1guide 3y agoThis is interesting -- one thing that people on HN also pointed out was the possibility of GLP1 gene therapy. It was the first I heard of it but: The original comment (thanks to toomuchtodo): https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39354361 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39354361 Some follow up links: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38495653 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38495653 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39284781 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39284781