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eruyesterday at 1:45 PM0 repliesview on HN

People who start on a new drug also make lots of other lifestyle adjustments. Especially when it's a weightloss drug.

You'd get some of that effect, even if the drug was actually a placebo. But if it's working, then people have an even better motivation to make changes.

Yogurt is widely seen as healthy, so people who want to change to a healthier lifestyle might pick it.

(Yogurt might actually be healthy, I don't know. That's almost besides the point for the effect here.)