• @kerrigan778@lemmy.world
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    3711 months ago

    So great how we’d rather pay for new mass use of experimental drugs than addressing our nations problems with mental health, accessibility of healthy food/lifestyle, and poverty

    • @Brkdncr@lemmy.world
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      1811 months ago

      We can and should do both.

      Besides, being overweight contributes to a lot of other things that are worse. These drugs may contribute to a significant decrease in health services needs.

      • @kerrigan778@lemmy.world
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        1011 months ago

        I didn’t list those specific things because they’re more important than obesity, I listed them because those are the root cause of a tremendous amount of our obesity and it would be much healthier to address those causes than to medicate.

    • Mario_Dies.wav
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      411 months ago

      Get out of here with that empathy – there’s profit to be made!

      What a great system.