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Re:Launch HN: Fella (YC W20) – Tackling men's obesity using ... by ecf on Tuesday August 24, 2021 @12:26PM (#28290991)
The only thing you need to beat obesity is exercise and reduced caloric intake.

The idea that entire companies can be started to wrap that fact in a neat little package for people makes me depressed.

> It leads to an average 15% decrease in body weight, efficacy close to bariatric surgery [3]. However, medication-assisted treatment for obesity is still stigmatized by family doctors and therefore hard to access.

This won’t lead to a healthier society, it will lead to a more wasteful and consumeristic one.

Re:Launch HN: Fella (YC W20) – Tackling men's obesity using ... by rich-cartwright on Friday August 27, 2021 @07:09PM (#28333984)
This is the same ineffective trope said repeatedly without grounding in practical solutions which help real people get to a healthier weight.