[tjohns]

I actually agree entirely.

I'm just being objective in stating that the evidence suggests that these drugs need to be taken long term to have lasting effects. Not everyone realizes this.

But I think that's okay if it can get people back down to a healthy weight. The health impact from being overweight is serious, and we know that lifestyle intervention has a stunningly abysmal success rate.

Anything we can do to reverse the obesity epidemic is a good thing.

[spondylosaurus]

More than fair :) I may have jumped to conclusions there because I generally see that line of thinking from people who go "...and therefore there's no point in taking meds," but you're right that not everyone realizes these are long-term drugs.