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by prepend 1041 days ago
For interventions that work across populations we need to find things that work for millions of people.

It’s good that you are able to do this. I think that’s a great accomplishment and you should feel proud. The challenge is figuring out how 100 million people can. It’s obviously not easy based on how many people struggle and fail.

The hard part is the switch in attitudes and behavior that is very difficult to initiate and maintain.

Saying “I did it through willpower is easy since I did it” is about as accurate and useful as saying “World peace is easy because the Dalai Lama did it through willpower.”

We can take 1,000 people and test out your method vs. semaglutide and see which one has the bigger impact. I’m willing to bet that the semaglutide group will have a greater change.

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also depends how much his starting weight was. probably easier to lose 30 percent body weight when already very fat compared to just modestly fat