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by array_key_first 135 days ago
The injection doesn't mean you don't make lifestyle changes. People have this delusion that GLP-1s just make you lose weight.

They don't. People on GLP-1s lose weight the same as you or I, through diet and exercise. It just makes it easier to build those habits.

Which I think reveals the obvious. Diet and exercise ARE NOT root cause solutions. Meaning, the root cause of obesity IS NOT eating too much. Rather, it's a propensity to eat too much. And, in that regard, GLP-1s are a root cause solutions, whereas diet necessarily is not.