Guyenet on weight loss meds

[Eddy Edson]

New article by metabolism/obesity researcher Stephan Guyenet on pharma approaches to obesity reduction.

The future of weight loss - Works in Progress

We have eradicated smallpox, cured many bacterial diseases, and invented a vaccine for Covid-19 within the year. But for a very long time we haven't had a single good treatment for obesity.

www.worksinprogress.co

We have eradicated smallpox, cured many bacterial diseases, and invented a vaccine for Covid-19 within the year. But for a very long time we haven’t had a single good treatment for obesity. Has that now changed?

And his twitter thread:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1437877841144672256

We're on the cusp of radical changes in obesity medicine, and I think they're going to help a lot of people.

 

[musical soul]

Fantastic article…

 

[mikeyB]

A very interesting article, fascinating to see the the history of how semaglutide came into being, and an example of how serendipitous findings can change medicine. Thanks for that, Eddy.