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Comment by hexbin010

From your link:

> “The meds are highly effective for a majority of patients but there is still a percentage who don’t lose a clinically significant percentage of body weight. Everyone’s physiology is a little different,” – Veronica Johnson MD, an obesity medicine specialist in Chicago

> He explained that for someone who is overweight, shedding even a small amount of weight can improve heart and kidney function

And, the Guardian is exactly the kind of outlet that would publish "woe is me, it doesn't work for me" stories, as it's their target audience.

It's a tool - it can be a force multiplier if you also make other changes. If you just take the jab and do no exercise and continue eating bad, weight loss will be minimal.

Yes it's been oversold – just like almost any other product/service that ha an advertising budget. That doesn't mean it "doesn't work" for everyone.

Does your car 'not work' because you can't attract those extremely attractive ladies in the street which are often featured in the adverts?

parent hexbin010 9 months ago

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