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Strange framing, isn't it?

Bariatric surgery shows 25-65% significant regain rates depending on definition and timeframe. And regular dieting is even worse. Nobody would frame that as a safety issue. That's... just how weight loss works, not a unique GLP-1 problem.

Calling a return of symptoms (obesity) a "safety issue" is like saying insulin has "no safe off-ramp" because diabetics get hyperglycemic when they stop taking it.

Fear gets clicks, I guess.



At some point, somebody at the site changed the title. The old title was "GLP-1 Drugs Improve Heart Health, But Only If You Keep Taking Them."

How do I know that? The URL slug tells the tale.

> Fear gets clicks, I guess

I strongly suspect this is the reason the title was changed.


I know they (Ars Technica) do A/B title tests sometimes from discussion with one of the people who works there.


The original title is so much more informative. It might be so informative that many people didn't feel a need to read the article.


It's also very strange because more than 75% had some level of sustained weight loss after several years.

That's way better than any other weight loss program. Nothing else even comes close.


well, it could also be from a "do no harm" standpoint.

(although looking into it, it seems many oaths never actually say "first do no harm")




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