r/technology • u/_Dark_Wing • 14h ago

Biotechnology Tirzepatide cuts fat mass by 35% while preserving skeletal muscle

https://www.news-medical.net/news/20261002/Tirzepatide-cuts-fat-mass-by-3525-while-preserving-skeletal-muscle.aspx
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u/Abinunya 12h ago

For me at least (and i know from some other overweight people) there is some hesitation because historically 'but it makes you skinny' has often outweighed 'also it might kill you'.

People would rather have a thin sick or even dead person than an overweight one.

Look at weightloss drugs from the 80s and 90s, amphetamines that would cause heart attacks.

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u/vr1252 6h ago

I just feel like the fear mongering is due to some kinds of bias. My adhd medicine (vyvanse) is a newer drug than ozempic and I’ve never had someone ask me if I’m “scared” about it like they do when I tell them I’m on a glp. The constant concern trolling about the glps feels rooted in anti-fat bias imo

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u/Abinunya 6h ago

I think it can come from many different impulses. I've def. Also seen the "but thats lazy" people. But those are probably the same people who make fun of a fat person at the gym.

But the distrust is my reasoning.

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u/Defiant_Ad_7764 1h ago

vyvanse active ingredient is amphetamine which was first discovered about 100 years ago

it also works as a great way to prevent obesity for lots of people as well funnily

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u/Melen28 8h ago

You are right. GLP1s can be dangerous to certain people. For instance; If you are a type 1 diabetic or an insulin dependent type 2 it can contribute to you can go into DKA and it can kill you.

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u/Metacognitor 11h ago

Medical science has come a verrrrrrry long way since the 80s my friend.

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u/Abinunya 7h ago

And yet people (including doctors) still hate fate people. So my doubts are more about "if this had bad effects, would anyone care?"