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Originally Posted by kiora
Weight loss drugs ?
"Despite their best efforts, 80% of people who lose weight regain itand many end up heavier within 5 years. Why? Our bodies fight back, revving up hunger while slowing metabolism after weight loss. In ongoing obesity discussions, ghrelin is in the spotlight as the "hunger hormone" playing a crucial role in driving appetite and facilitating weight gain. "
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle...&impID=6666563
Obesity is a chronic illness, no different to diabetes, which these drugs also treat.
You don't stop medication just because the diabetes is under control.
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Obesity could be removed as an issue in (all?) developed and some middle income countries.
While America stands out with obese people plodding along because insurance deductibles, exclusions and lack of coverage.
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