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New research shows weight loss is possible without GLP-1 (www.news-medical.net)

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[–] stray@pawb.social 2 points 4 months ago (6 children)

How is that different from like antidepressants or thyroid medication, etc? You'll have symptoms again if you stop the pills.

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[–] JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 3 points 4 months ago*

The difference is the social understanding.

Nobody gets thyroid-shamed. People understand hyper-/hypo-thyroidism as an objective symptom of a physiological problem.

Obesity is not viewed the same, though it really should be.

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[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 1 point 4 months ago (4 children)

Did I say anything about other medication?

No?

Why bring it up?

“These other things aren’t a permanent cure either!” Is a lazy response.

The original comment was acting like gold-1s are a cure where traditional weight loss isn’t. The reality is if you go off them, the same thing happens as going off your diet.

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[–] stray@pawb.social 1 point 4 months ago (3 children)

They're a cure for having an uncontrollable appetite, which makes dieting difficult to impossible.

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[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago (2 children)

So if you stop taking them, you retain your controlled appetite?

Spoiler: nope.

They’re not a cure for anything.

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[–] stray@pawb.social 1 point 4 months ago (1 child)

That's so pedantic, but yes, they're a treatment for an uncontrollable appetite. Do you mean to suggest that you're against medical treatments which are not cures?

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[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 1 point 4 months ago

It’s not pedantic when the original commenter I was responding to was saying that traditional weight loss wasn’t a permanent cure, for the same reason that gol1s aren’t a cure… but then framing them as a cure.

They’re not permanent and they do have risks associated with them (pancreatitis and GI tract issues iirc,)

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