The Three ‘Whys’ of Weight Loss — Homeostatic Hunger
by In the mid-2010s, there was an overwhelming sense of optimism in the medical and public health communities—a belief that we were on the brink of solving the global obesity crisis. The answer, it seemed, wasn’t a pharmaceutical breakthrough or a revolutionary diet plan, but rather bariatric surgery. Popularized through shows like My 600-lb Life, which chronicled extreme weight loss journeys, these procedures seemed like a miracle. Patients lost hundreds of pounds, reversed diabetes, improved mobility, and often gained back years of life. For a while, it looked like obesity had met its match.