[slevis]

Because the author assumes that the drugs are not only anti-obesity drugs but impulse controlling

[agnishom]

Even if they are right, do people want to voluntarily start taking drugs to control their impulses? Au contraire, I think a lot of people, either ideologically or subconciously, appreciate the hedonistic lifestyle

[casey2]

Correctly assumes*

[mike_hearn]

But this thread and the article's comment sections have many people saying it doesn't really do that for them.

[slevis]

Well, the author did not reference any actual studies. But some people here have shared an effect on their general impulse control. Do you have any pointers to good studies about this effect?