How long til we're all on Ozempic?

Re:How long til we're all on Ozempic? by yard2010 on Friday October 11, 2024 @08:29PM (#41815313)

Some people cannot lose weight naturally. So the question stands: what is the least bad alternative?

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Re:How long til we're all on Ozempic? by throwaway743950 on Friday October 11, 2024 @10:28PM (#41815863)

Maybe it's harder, but I don't think anyone is immune to calorie restriction.

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Re:How long til we're all on Ozempic? by tjohns on Saturday October 12, 2024 @04:35AM (#41817519)

And yet, statistically, caloric restriction has one of the worst success rates in modern medicine.

Depending on which study you look at, up to 80% of people who attempt lifestyle modification end up gaining the weight right back.

So yes, it's theoretically possible for everyone under ideal circumstances, but in the real world most people don't succeed. We can argue over why that happens - but the statistics remain.

So again... given these abysmal odds, for the 80% of people who try and (repeatedly) fail at lifestyle modification, what is the least bad alternative?

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