[obpe]

The reason it's a problem is the cost. Diet and exercise are free.

[NavinF]

Are you looking at the fake retail price or the actual price? See https://www.astralcodexten.com/p/the-compounding-loophole

The median american has a >62k disposable income and can easily afford to pay $254/month to a compounding pharmacy (not covered by insurance)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disposable_household_and_per_c...

[clipsy]

> The median american has a >62k disposable income and can easily afford to pay $254/month to a compounding pharmacy (not covered by insurance)

The median US American household has an income (pre-tax) of $80,610 as of 2023[0]; the idea that that translates into $62k of disposable income simply does not pass the smell test. I suspect the various adjustments[1] described in your source are deeply misrepresenting reality.

[0]: https://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2024/income-p...

[1]: "This indicator also takes account of social transfers in kind 'such as health or education provided for free or at reduced prices by governments and not-for-profit organisations.' The data shown below is published by the OECD and is presented in purchasing power parity (PPP) in order to adjust for price differences between countries."

[obpe]

The poorer you are the more likely you are to be obese.

[baanist]

It's easier to take drugs even if it costs a lot of money.