New obesity drugs are showing promising results in helping some people shed pounds but the injections will remain out of reach for millions.
  • Brkdncr@lemmy.world
    181·
    10 months ago

    We can and should do both.

    Besides, being overweight contributes to a lot of other things that are worse. These drugs may contribute to a significant decrease in health services needs.

    • kerrigan778@lemmy.world
      123·
      10 months ago

      I didn’t list those specific things because they’re more important than obesity, I listed them because those are the root cause of a tremendous amount of our obesity and it would be much healthier to address those causes than to medicate.