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> Then how does ozempic, whose primary mechanism of action is to decrease appetite, work for obese people? That is a very interesting question. > your body is
by mmooss 10mo ago
> Then how does ozempic, whose primary mechanism of action is to decrease appetite, work for obese people?
That is a very interesting question.
> your body is not magic.
But it is a complex, highly adaptable system. The simplistic formula of calorie input = output is highly misleading.
> If you feed it a sufficiently low amount of calories
Sure, if you starve yourself, you'll start transitioning to dust pretty soon.
- indecisive_user 10mo agoSomewhere between obese and dust you'll eventually hit a healthy weight. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2495396/ https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2495396/
- mmooss 10mo agoThat's a report on one person under direct medical supervision. The general consensus, afaik, is that starving yourself doesn't work, at least not more than short term - the weight comes right back.