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Re:Ozempic could change the economy as we know it by maxglute on Saturday December 02, 2023 @03:34PM (#38501788)
>The habits require more willpower

Intuition tells me effective diet pills are excellent crutches at not building habits. Seems like recipe for yoyo pilling, which to be fair isn't unlike seasonal dietting except pills make the dietting part predictable. Gut feeling is still massively accessible diet pills is net good in terms of public health if it reduces all the conditions associated to being overweight.

Re:Ozempic could change the economy as we know it by WirelessGigabit on Sunday December 03, 2023 @07:38PM (#38512365)
I don't agree. Nicotine patches help against the want for a cigarette, i.e. the craving, but not the habit of pulling out a cigarette while having a beer.