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Fructose may be the ultimate driver of obesity (bigthink.com)
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[–] BitSound@lemmy.world 20 points 2 years ago

Johnson’s ultimate goal is to bring a drug that inhibits fructose metabolism to market. He’s working on formulating and testing one now, and hopes that his efforts will bear fruit in the next five years or so.

That's... not a good idea. Why don't we just focus on not having people eat trash food in the first place? That approach is like the They Feed Us Poison meme, but unironic.

Also, here's a related chart that recent had some HN discussion: