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Stanford scientists regrow lost cartilage and reverse arthritis in major breakthrough
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This is a privileged viewpoint. Some people have problems losing weight because sugary foods are literally addicting(and in the US at least suffer is added to nearly everything). Some people experience what's called "food noise", in which their brain is constantly thinking about eating something, which can be a tremendous ongoing strain to block. Everyone is different, and just because some people can diet without going mad or breaking from the strain doesn't mean it should be that way for everyone.
Think about the weight loss drugs being less of an easy way to lose weight and more like it's addressing the mental and physical aspect of weight loss. If you've got food noise and an unhealthy relationship with food, then even if you're able to master your cravings, it takes an outsize amount of your concentration/spoons to handle. This can leave one deficient in other areas like maintaining their mental health, interpersonal relationships, hygiene, or any number of other things. It's not a moral or personal failing to need help, dieting or otherwise.
I'm a trained addiction recovery meeting facilitator. I'm conversant with addiction and it's mechanisms. I have recovered from substance mismanagement. I have lost 40 Kg. I'm not a person with superhuman will. No one goes mad by dieting. It may be hard, but I hate to tell you, there is no law in the universe that says that you have a right to an easy life. That's one of the misconceptions most Americans have.They believe that the constitution grants them the right to be happy. Nope. It grants you the right to pursue happiness.
Weight loss medication doesn't address the mental aspect, as you claim, only the physical aspect, and only while being on the drug. It's a classic pharma dependency strategy.
The whole thing about fat shaming is misguided. It's absolutely true that being vicious against people with eating disorders/ignorance is cruel, bad. However this doesn't mean that people who are obese because of eating habits should be coddled. They should be guided towards healthier approaches to food. The person is not the habit. The person should not be condemned, but the habit should. The fact that in the US health care is essentially reactive facilitates obesity.
In my country there is a lot less obesity, partly because the attitude towards food is saner, but also because health care is preventative. I have regular appointments with my registered nurse, who tracks my lifestyle habits, and is the point of contact with the health system.
And that doesn't even begin to touch the subject of food deserts. Many areas of the country, in the middle of dense cities, have absolutely no grocery stores for miles even if people want to be healthy and make food at home.
Ok. So the solution to food deserts is medicating people? That's like saying that the solution to blown tires is more tire repair shops, instead of bettering roads.