YankeeDocNJ

Within 5 years 20% of the population will be on them and it will be very cost effective in reducing the need for weight loss surgery, cardiac disease, and diabetes. Diabetes costs a TON of money in later years - it is a long term killer, and if we can keep 20% of adult onset diabetics from ever developing it that is really something!!!

Plenty of diseases require lifelong meds - obesity is a disease - 95+ % of “dieting” does not work - so why not have medications that control if for you? Diabetics take medications every day! People are obese without eating McDonalds every day.