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This seems perfectly logical, IIRC the medicine surpress the feeling of hunger in the patient, taking it without addressing the mental problem of overeating when feeling hungry, will only work as long as you take the medicine.
I think the best approach is probably a combo 1-2 punch of drugs, then therapy/doctor/nutritionist to address the root cause.
The comments section is such a cesspool!
Don’t get me wrong, doing drugs is a personal choice, but one shouldn’t present this as some sort of panacea.
According to the article:
Both groups were told to continue a reduced-calorie diet and an exercise plan.
Was this self-reported or monitored by the researchers? The drug suppresses appetite, but unless you build the habits needed to maintain your new body shape, there’s little to stop that appetite from ruining you on the other end. I say this as an obese man who is trying to form these habits again after failing to maintain them.
17.5% of participants didn’t gain significant weight after stopping, and only 4% continues to lose weight. I wonder if these are our numbers for honest participants…
