alt Hacker NewsFrom the article "Estimates suggest GLP-1s can reduce body weight by at least 15% when taken regularly". That's a 5'10" man starting at 250lbs (obese, BMI > 35) and finishing at 220lbs (obese, BMI >30).
Or a 5'10" man starting at 220lbs (obese) and finishing at 187lbs (overweight, BMI > 26).
It ain't nothing, but that's not a magic pill which will fix the obesity epidemic. And these people have skipped changing their lifestyle, exercise, diet, and attitudes around food.
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This is work in progress, though. 3rd generation medications are already way more efficient than 1st gen. Saxenda ever was. A further increase in efficiency is likely.
"And these people have skipped changing their lifestyle, exercise, diet, and attitudes around food."
That sounds very judgmental of you, like if they were skipping school. Bad truants!
What about "found the necessary changes too hard/complicated to sustain"? That is closer to reality. People juggle all sorts of obligations, some are doing multiple jobs, commuting 90 minutes each way etc. - they may be just too fatigued to exercise regularly and cook healthy meals at home.
N.B. the claim from the quote is 'at least 15%', many users will realize larger benefits.
I lost 100 lbs over 18 months. And, I found it much easier to change my lifestyle on a GLP-1 drug. Naturally thin people / people who don't have some environmental sensitivity are super judgy about GLP-1 drugs, and closet judgy about fat people. It's just not so simple as "lazy/poor diet/no exercise."
I went from nutritionist appointments that were like "are you lying about your food intake? because if not, you have some serious problem with something in your environment" to "yep, it was easy to cut out a couple things that bothered me," and weight came off astonishingly rapidly.