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iefan 🕊️ · 6d
That’s also my understanding of it. I’ve heard some people say it reduces cravings, long-term studies are still needed, but I really hope it works without some major side-effects
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A lot of the hate against it is the irrational hatred of people with an overeating disorder. We all recognize anorexia as a mental illness requiring treatment, but there are even more people with an overeating disorder for whom food is a drug, and that is seen as a character flaw rather than a mental illness.
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iefan 🕊️ · 6d
Yeah, I think hatred toward obese people is definitely playing a part there. It started as a pushback against the glamorization of obesity through magazine covers and all that, which was completely justified. But hating obese people as a whole is equally wrong, in my opinion.