alt Hacker News> These drugs are being used as catalysts for healthy living.
You have some evidence for this claim?
> is evidence that obesity is on some level driven by powerful hormonal forces
It's suggestive. It's nowhere near evidence.
> the freedom to make better decisions
As long as they're on the drug.
> The cosmetic narrative you're pushing is actually quite disgusting.
No it isn't. It's a valid concern about how this medication is _marketed_ and _dispensed_. It's also an obvious concern to have. Pretending that I'm disgusting because I'm actually worried about the future outcomes for these patients is bullying highroad nonsense. Come off of it.
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> You have some evidence for this claim?
The obvious evidence is the result of the drug, i.e., overweight people losing weight because they're eating less.
I've been on Zepbound since July and have lost 40lbs in that time through calorie restriction, intermittent fasting, and resistance training 3x per week, which all felt like impossibly herculean tasks before starting the medication. I know others who've had similar experiences. Sorry I haven't published a paper on it.