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A possible solution would be some kind of viral therapy - a custom virus to target adipocytes. Similarly how it's done [1] to some cancer cells. [1] https://en
by xvilka 1y ago
A possible solution would be some kind of viral therapy - a custom virus to target adipocytes. Similarly how it's done [1] to some cancer cells.
[1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oncolytic_virus https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oncolytic_virus
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- hollerith 1y agoWe already have the tech to delete adipocytes -- it is call liposuction. Reducing the number of adipocytes turns out to have adverse effects on metabolic health.
- xvilka 1y agoIIRC, liposuction, just like every invasive surgery increases risks and complications significantly.
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- jghn 1y agoAnd liposuction doesn't work for visceral fat, which is far worse than subQ fat
- hollerith 1y agoOK, but my point is that even if we could avoid surgical complications completely, significantly reducing the number of adipocytes in the body would still be a bad idea (in almost everyone).
- lapetitejort 1y agoAnother solution is to accept our bodies as they are and not to promote unrealistic beauty standards in our media
- xvilka 1y agoSubjective beauty standards aside, there is objective health "standard", obesity is a source of so many health problems, for the individual and society.
- somenameforme 1y agoStaying in good shape also has major effects on your mentality, energy levels, and much more. It just turns out that as you age you've really gotta start shifting your diet hard from what it was like when you were younger.
- ta1243 1y agoHowever staying in shape by becoming a gym bro spending hours a week lifting weights and chugging protein powder also has major effects on your mentality, and those aren't good effects.
- lvzw 1y agoWhat effects do you think lifting weights regularly has on one's mentality, and why don't you think that those are not good effects?
- robertlagrant 1y agoObesity isn't the thing you have just before you become a "gym bro". There's a chasm separating them.
- ta1243 1y agoSure, and I maintain with healthy weight just on the normal walks around the village (although I did go slightly into the "overweight" category after one Christmas The point is that it's very easy to go too far in the opposite direction, from being overweight to being a gym addict.
- wonderwonder 1y ago
- pandemic_region 1y agoOr, you know, drink a beer or two less.
- PeterWhittaker 1y agoBwa ha ha ha ha, no.
- ASalazarMX 1y agoThat kind of virus would make me very nervous, considering many organs, included the brain, have adipocytes in them.