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Until the lawsuits. Many miracle weight loss products have come to market and have done well initially only to discover some side effect. At least you can join

by ipaddr 2y ago

Until the lawsuits. Many miracle weight loss products have come to market and have done well initially only to discover some side effect. At least you can join the class action lawsuit and don't need to shell out anything to find out your preexisting issue means they don't have to payout.

tptacek 2y ago
You can say that about every new long term therapeutic. For what it's worth: these are not especially new drugs; they're just being used for a new purpose.
- ipaddr 2y ago
  There have been a variety of weight loss miracle therapeutic with little success which is not the case for all medical areas.
  - tptacek 2y ago
    That doesn't seem like it would have much to do with uncertainty about side effects, given these drugs were already widely used.
    - stavros 2y ago
      I applaud your patience for replying to the pitchfork mob of "have you tried just not being fat?".