Lurking underneath the whole conversation of GLP-1s and eating disorders is the difficult truth that cultural fatphobia contributes to the prevalence of eating disorders, says Maria Rago, a psychologist in Illinois and the president of the board of directors for the National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders
No supplement negates that risk
"Many times obesity treatment is framed as a limited duration intervention that once people get to a weight goal or percentage of weight reduction, that then treatment can be discontinued," Almandoz says
Several players, including small molecule company Inventiva, gastric balloon manufacturer Allurion Technologies, and even the American fitness organization The Beachbody Company all jumping on the GLP-1 bandwagon
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