New Obesity Drugs Come With Social Stigma Despite Mitigating Health Issues

Wegovy and other drugs for obesity expose a tension between medicating illness and the belief that obese people lack willpower.
About 100 million Americans have obesity, and drugs like Wegovy can mitigate obesity-related health problems and weight loss.
However, there is still a stigma attached to taking medication for obesity, with some believing it is an easy way out.
Patients who take drugs like Wegovy may experience unintended social consequences, such as losing friends.
Obesity medicine specialists say that relationships shift because obesity is such a defining condition.