Conditions & Recovery · STAT News · July 9, 2026

Opinion: Who benefits from classifying obesity as a disease?

“The new wave of obesity pharmacotherapy has leaned heavily on disease framing,” writes Max Moser, drawing comparisons to the antidepressant revolution.

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