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[quote=Anonymous]For those who think these drugs are "the easy way out," do you feel the same way about insulin for Type II diabetes or blood pressure medication or antacid?  My understanding is that a lot of Type II diabetes and high blood pressure could be controlled through diet and exercise changes.  Likewise, a lot of reflux is just eating crap food.  I don't hear anyone saying that people who treat those conditions with medication instead of lifestyle changes are taking the easy way out.

I have never struggled with my weight and don't have a dog in this fight.  I just think it's weird that people think about being fat as a moral failing but are fine with treating all kinds of other preventable conditions with drugs.

Also, even if some overweight people are entirely to blame for having gotten fat, that does not mean we should not give them the tools they need to treat their condition.  I mean, if a smoker gets emphyzema we treat it like an illness, even if it was preventable.  Seems silly to treat weight differently.[/quote]

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