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I think some skepticism is warranted. If this is a medication that most of us can be on and it comes with positive health benefits, that would mean that humans

I think some skepticism is warranted. If this is a medication that most of us can be on and it comes with positive health benefits, that would mean that humans as a species have lower than optimal GLP-1 levels. I guess it’s possible that our bodies are wired for a world that is unlike today’s and that these drugs correct for that. But drugs that doesn’t come with side effects. It also wouldn’t be the first time that a drug company manages to convince the medical community to think a drug is healthier than it really is (OxyContin).

resoluteteeth 2y ago
> I guess it’s possible that our bodies are wired for a world that is unlike today’s and that these drugs correct for that. The constant access to unlimited tasty food we have now is completely unprecedented in human history. Other animals will also overeat if you give them unlimited access to tasty high calorie food. This is absolutely a situation we did not evolve to be able to handle unfortunately. Lack of sufficient food was the norm for most of our history, so it's not surprising that we evolved to want to eat a calorie surplus if possible.