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minus-squareNaibofTabrlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·2 days agoIt’s too early to have much data, but there is some evidence that GLP-1 blockers are exacerbating eating disorders like anorexia: https://shmabstracts.org/abstract/glp-1-induced-anorexia-what-to-do-when-the-medicine-works-too-well/ Which makes sense - the drugs make you feel like you don’t need to eat, so you don’t eat. If you were already not eating enough, it amplifies that.
It’s too early to have much data, but there is some evidence that GLP-1 blockers are exacerbating eating disorders like anorexia:
https://shmabstracts.org/abstract/glp-1-induced-anorexia-what-to-do-when-the-medicine-works-too-well/
Which makes sense - the drugs make you feel like you don’t need to eat, so you don’t eat. If you were already not eating enough, it amplifies that.