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In reply to the discussion: Newly Approved Drug Heralded As 'Game Changer' In The Growing National Obesity Crisis [View all]TexasBushwhacker
(20,190 posts)27. The thing that's funny is that bariatric surrgery
affects the very same hunger and fullness hormones that this medication affects. If the medication can make the person feel less hungry and full quicker, without the risks of surgery, it could indeed be a game changer. I'm glad the surgery worked for you, but it killed a friend of mine.
Every hormone and chemical in your body has a normal range. Some people may naturally have too much hunger hormone and not enough fullness hormone. For those people, gaining weight is probably very easy and losing is very hard. This injection is just a higher dose of the drug Ozempic, which has already been on the market for 4 years.
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Newly Approved Drug Heralded As 'Game Changer' In The Growing National Obesity Crisis [View all]
appalachiablue
Jun 2021
OP
We've had drugs to reduce appetite and increase feelings of fullness for decades
Hugh_Lebowski
Jun 2021
#1
These New Drugs Are Only Game Changers if They're Reasonably Priced and They Won't Be.
Indykatie
Jun 2021
#4
Remember PhenFen? It worked like a charm, as I recall. I was totally disinterested in snacks...
Hekate
Jun 2021
#5
I am so sorry. I was off it fairly quickly, as my doc tends to be cautious about certain things...
Hekate
Jun 2021
#43
Fast food, processed food, energy drinks, industrial agriculture, all contribute to American obesity
GoneOffShore
Jun 2021
#6
I live on fast food, processed food, energy drinks but have never been overweight
Skittles
Jun 2021
#8
That made me laugh. I spend may steps figuring out what the hell I was doing. Is that good??
Evolve Dammit
Jun 2021
#52
Good sleep is key to health including so much beyond weight. Kudos & thx posting key point. . . nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Jun 2021
#13
How about we start regulating food like other countries? They have junk food...
MattNC2021
Jun 2021
#12
Europe doesn't do it by regulation. I think cultural attitudes play a key role
Bernardo de La Paz
Jun 2021
#14
Food and drink are highly regulated. Processed foods can only have so many PPM of waste products,
TeamProg
Jun 2021
#57
They way it works is by depleting your wallet of money so that you cannot buy food to eat.
Xipe Totec
Jun 2021
#60