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The Weight-Loss Drug Reckoning
GLP-1 drugs are the most significant advance in obesity medicine in decades. They are also revealing how little we understood about obesity — and how much we still don't.
Dr. Amara Singh14 min read
GLP-1 drugs are the most significant advance in obesity medicine in decades. They are also revealing how little we understood about obesity — and how much we still don't.
Metabolic disease — obesity, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, fatty liver — now accounts for the majority of US healthcare spending. The dietary signals that predicted this have been visible for decades.