• Brkdncr@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    We can and should do both.

    Besides, being overweight contributes to a lot of other things that are worse. These drugs may contribute to a significant decrease in health services needs.

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      11 months ago

      I didn’t list those specific things because they’re more important than obesity, I listed them because those are the root cause of a tremendous amount of our obesity and it would be much healthier to address those causes than to medicate.