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Comment author: Kawoomba 02 April 2013 05:27:59PM *  0 points [-]

That this has failed to happen despite the massive amount of money thrown at weight-control products says something, but I'm not sure what. Has anyone made a serious, prolonged attempt not at "getting people to 'stay good' around food" but at "decoupling food from fat entirely"? If not, why not?

May I direct you to the subsequent paragraph in the grandparent? :)

Comment author: Error 02 April 2013 09:52:40PM 0 points [-]

Sort-of-valid point. But all drugs I've seen or heard of have been essentally appetite suppressants plus varying levels of bullshit. I wouldn't expect metabolic decouplers to be disproportionately cut out by regulation; if there was substantial research in that area, I would expect some of them to be on the market.

(it is possible some are that I'm unaware of.)

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