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1. nemoma+j4[view] [source] 2026-01-12 12:57:42
>>giulio+(OP)
> “The data show clear changes in food spending following adoption,” Hristakeva said. “After discontinuation, the effects become smaller and harder to distinguish from pre-adoption spending patterns.”

It's interesting that overall spending doesn't decrease that much in the end, although shifting from snacks to fruit is the kind of change health advocates have always wanted?

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2. Ensorc+Ea[view] [source] 2026-01-12 13:28:15
>>nemoma+j4
> It's interesting that overall spending doesn't decrease that much in the end

Only after discontinuation. GLP-1s should be considered chronic medication for most people.

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3. XorNot+7e[view] [source] 2026-01-12 13:45:21
>>Ensorc+Ea
My brother was on it for a bit (and should go on it again) and the thing he noted was that it makes it easy to not eat but it gives you no useful habits to keep that up because it's so easy.

Which makes sense. I still calorie count everything generally because I know I'll let myself creep portion sizes unchecked.

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4. whatsh+QD[view] [source] 2026-01-12 15:46:58
>>XorNot+7e
I don't think it's natural (in the sense of defining health) for adequate homeostasis to require special rituals and constant attention.
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5. overga+gu2[view] [source] 2026-01-13 03:39:32
>>whatsh+QD
To be fair, 12 step programs would be a counter argument. The maintenance of homeostasis requires constant attention in those programs. You could say overeating is different from other addictions, and I would agree, but there are a lot of similarities too..
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6. throwa+4H2[view] [source] 2026-01-13 06:35:46
>>overga+gu2
One might argue that homeostasis is, itself, a kind of attention that our bodies pay. Maybe by consciously changing our habits we can change our set points. In certainly way more aware of how full I actually am 3 weeks into hitting a 2000 calorie a day diet.
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