I hate to be that guy, but I do find all these debates about extremely expensive weight loss cures (Matt Yglesias has a recent article about getting [I forget which] surgery) kind of annoying, where there are literally money-saving ways to lose weight - and more importantly than that, improve your metabolic health (where obesity is a potential symptom).
"semaglutide comes heavily recommended with diet and exercise and many stern injunctions about that!"
I wonder what effect that heavily recommending things that cause weight loss alongside your weight loss drug does.... I also wonder "what" diet and exercise is being recommended, when there is so much (conventional wisdom) diet and exercise advice that will definitely not make you lose weight, or worse, make losing weight so unenjoyable that you don't want to do it.
I hate to be that guy, but I do find all these debates about extremely expensive weight loss cures (Matt Yglesias has a recent article about getting [I forget which] surgery) kind of annoying, where there are literally money-saving ways to lose weight - and more importantly than that, improve your metabolic health (where obesity is a potential symptom).
"semaglutide comes heavily recommended with diet and exercise and many stern injunctions about that!"
I wonder what effect that heavily recommending things that cause weight loss alongside your weight loss drug does.... I also wonder "what" diet and exercise is being recommended, when there is so much (conventional wisdom) diet and exercise advice that will definitely not make you lose weight, or worse, make losing weight so unenjoyable that you don't want to do it.