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You've got my vote by ravenium
Some people can keep thin throughout life without trying. Some people gain weight by looking at a donut. So many factors play a part.
Can we all agree obesity is a health issue with massive implications to society, that we should be addressing it, but that not everyone is obese because they (as the person in this article is doing) chow down unrepentantly?
Some people need the extra push - ozempic and wegovy aren't magic bullets - they suppress hunger cravings and make you want to barf if you eat too much. I don't know anyone who would be on it if it didn't help or work when nothing else does.
Above all else, I am very angry at the person in the article because they're a borderline caricature of real life weight struggles of people who are not pompous idiots.