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> If it was that simple, why didn't the human body just evolve to excrete GLP-1 agonists? Because we haven't had the infinite years required to "just evolve" e
by majormajor 2y ago
> If it was that simple, why didn't the human body just evolve to excrete GLP-1 agonists?
Because we haven't had the infinite years required to "just evolve" every possible bodily improvement?
I don't know if it's an ideal wonder drug or also has downsides we haven't found yet or some of the positives are misinterpreted but if "why didn't we just evolve it" was meaningful it could be an argument against ANYTHING being good in the way presented.
- manmal 2y agoTo be fair, we don’t need infinite years/generations to select for favorable traits. Such a selection process might already be underway - obesity lowers fertility, so there is pressure towards not being obese. IMO the next generation will already be either slightly reducing their intake, or increase their expenditure of calories. There‘s many ways to do that - becoming taller, more restless, less hungry, decreasing intestinal uptake, reduced enjoyment of food (loss of taste/smell) etc
- pixl97 2y agoFertility is one of those things that's dropped faster than obesity has increased in most places and will have a much greater impact on future generations.