Ozempic Shows Anti-Aging Effects in Trial, Reversing Biological Age by 3.1 Years

Re:Ozempic Shows Anti-Aging Effects in Trial, Reversing Biol... by davorak on Tuesday August 05, 2025 @05:44PM (#44804792)

> Even Eliezer Yudkowsky, a figurehead of the "rationalist" movement, has written about "metabolic disprivilege" and claimed that his genetics do not allow him to lose weight through dieting. This thinking runs deep.

I thought EY's point was different. Am I misremembering? I thought it was about not being able to do mental work productively when dieting enough to loose weight(maybe maintain a low weight too, though I do not remember that being mentioned explicitly).

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Re:Ozempic Shows Anti-Aging Effects in Trial, Reversing Biol... by Aurornis on Tuesday August 05, 2025 @08:23PM (#44806210)

It's a long story. His description of "dieting" was extreme calorie restriction. He was eating something like 800 calories per day (don't quote me on the exact number) and then was complaining that he didn't feel well when doing that (to the surprise of absolutely nobody).

Then it turned into a false dichotomy between the 800 calorie severe calorie restriction or no dieting at all. Then he just started declaring he'd delete any comments that suggested dieting.

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