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Semaglutide was invented in the early 2000s. Weight loss is an extremely complicated and societally mediated problem that we didn't have a 'cheat code' like thi
by ivraatiems 2mo ago
Semaglutide was invented in the early 2000s. Weight loss is an extremely complicated and societally mediated problem that we didn't have a 'cheat code' like this for until recently.
- cyberax 2mo agoSemaglutide was patented only in 2018. The previous medication was liraglutide. It behaved similarly but had a half-life of only a few hours. It required daily injections, and you could feel its effects wax and wane throughout the day.
- hypertele-Xii 2mo agoWeight loss is extremely simple. The human body has two mutually-exclusive metabolic modes: burning sugar, and burning fat. Mode switching is automatic: if you eat sugar, your body runs sugar-burning mode and any fat you eat at the same time is stored. To lose weight, simply don't eat sugar; your body auto-switches to ketosis and burns fat reserves. Foods with both sugar and fat make you gain weight, e.g. ice cream is 50% sugar 50% fat. Eat ice cream every day and you'll only gain weight. The only "social problem" we now have is that women are on a power-trip rebelling against the men who used to keep them honest about eating. Hence "body positivity" from feminists.