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ls612today at 3:14 AM2 repliesview on HN

Obesity reduction if seen through in the long run will have comparable benefits to smoking cessation. The scale of the win here is hard to overstate.


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46493168today at 3:41 AM

Then why the fuck hasn't the US just added it to Medicare / Medicaid coverage? It makes no sense. These healthcare schemes are costly, and covering this medication would make it... less costly.

m0llusktoday at 3:22 AM

Then the reductions in lean muscle mass will start to become visible in all cause mortality statistics. This could be a rough ride.

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