Yvain comments on The Obesity Myth - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Psychohistorian 31 July 2009 12:55:15AM *  1 point [-]

The catch is that all of them are illegal, even the ones that can be used safely for the majority of people.

Such as...?

That's an enormous claim to make; I think it's fair to say such a claim should be accompanied by some kind of evidence, as I seriously doubt it's common knowledge if true.

Comment author: Yvain 31 July 2009 01:02:23AM 0 points [-]

Olestra (not a drug, but a chemical solution to part of the obesity problem) had a lot of promise. It didn't get banned, but people did freak out about a generally minor side effect, hold a health scare, and finally send it into commercial oblivion.