alt Hacker NewsYou're right. You didn't say that. You said (and I quoted) "I mean, medication won't actually solve what is caused by behaviour, right?" in commentary to an article about a medication used to treat obesity, while discussing the need for better awareness about food/nutrition.
> I'm suggesting the idea that maybe we as a society should better educate around our relationship with food. I believe it would make a difference - just not immediately.
It's a bit tautological that if we did something better things would be better. Better education around our relationship with food would start with people understanding that better education about our relationship with food won't help people suffering from obesity.
Yeah, my original post is focused on the idea that "getting everyone on ozempic" isn't a long-term sustainable solution to obesity. It is a reactive, band-aid workaround that will never tackle the underlying causes. It will help someone survive and live a better life, but the moment they stop taking ozempic they are back at square one, haven't gained the wherewithal/discipline to fight the constant urges to eat, and will be right back where they started. I mean, unless this is some miracle drug that has residual/lasting effects?
In light of that, and barring the many other ways one can combat obesity themselves, it would probably be beneficial if everyone, in general, knew all about the pitfalls of disordered eating and knew more about how to combat that trap, and knew why that actually matters for themselves and the people they care about. I've observed people enable each others' obesity over and over. I've observed people reinforce horrible habits and be unsupportive of others' efforts to combat those habits. People don't know shit about diet and food and spread their ignorant, lazy attitudes and behaviour to those around them. Why make a real meal when you can just order $50 of takeout to feed the whole party? Then, if you don't eat "enough", everyone is on your case because "you must be starving" and "why are you eating so little?", because they are totally uneducated about the possible challenges people face when it comes to food. The more people know about this stuff, the more it benefits everyone. I still think this also circles back to the "passing it to your kids" thing, because it's now a multi-generational problem.