New Drugs Alter the Debate on the Cause of Obesity

[ZippityDooDah]

From today's WSJ

 

[tzmeplz]

I read this. Good article. I think obesity is comparable to how depression was commonly treated previously- stigmatized, people think its due to lack of willpower/proper attitude, and that it can be changed by simply making different choices. Now we know better regarding depression and very few would suggest someone shouldnt take their medication because "they would need it for the rest of their life" or think that a person should become much more depressed before given medication.

 

[jortimer]

Obesity makes me depressed so there is that angle.

 

[BlackSwan]

This is indeed a very good article. I agree that obesity triggers overeating not the other way around. What’s in the food we eat, what chemicals are used is also messing up with our health and the chemical reactions in our body.