Launch HN: Fella (YC W20) – Tackling men's obesity using medication and coaching

Re:Launch HN: Fella (YC W20) – Tackling men's obesity using ... by nevinera on Saturday August 21, 2021 @10:45PM (#28262433)

I'm not arguing in favor of any particular approach (in particular the one posed by the original poster, which I have done zero research into). If and when they launch in a meaningful way I'll bother doing that research, but I am also a cynic about people offering to make a difficult thing easy for a recurring fee.

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Re:Launch HN: Fella (YC W20) – Tackling men's obesity using ... by rich-cartwright on Sunday August 22, 2021 @12:28AM (#28262864)

Happy to help with any research if I can. A good starting point for the medication I referred to in my post is here: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2032183

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Re:Launch HN: Fella (YC W20) – Tackling men's obesity using ... by noduerme on Saturday August 21, 2021 @11:09PM (#28262538)

Sure. And well we should be. Identify what people view as a personal problem, then offer a solution. This is the second YC startup I've seen today that falls under the category of magic baldness cream.

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Re:Launch HN: Fella (YC W20) – Tackling men's obesity using ... by rich-cartwright on Sunday August 22, 2021 @12:27AM (#28262860)

Guess I gotta step in here to protest "magic baldness cream".

We're not offering anything magic. The medication side has a compelling & growing evidence base: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2032183

For the vast majority obesity doctors, a medication-assisted approach is now the gold standard.

The program side is also no magic. We do tough work, but with a strong evidence base, a powerful support structure and we give ourselves enough time (12-month program). We focus on the root causes of poor metabolic health: stress, sleep, exercise, dietary. From both the behavioral & psychological angles.

No magic here, just evidence-based interventions.

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