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And then they do prevent potentially other medical conditions down the line as well associated with obesity.

They don't come with that side effects, which is why you need to get them from a doctor and why you need to get advice.

But they need to become more accessible.

The main side effects, nausea, vomiting, gastrointestinal symptoms, but there are potential serious side effects like gallbladder disease, pancreatitis, thyroid.

So you have to tell patients what to do and they have to make an informed decision.

So it involves a pretty long consultation to explain what's what.

If their BMI is over 30, for example, or if their BMI is 27 with other medical conditions, well, that could be made worse by being overweight.

Well, like anyone with an increased BMI, if they want it, they should be able to get themselves into an appropriate weight that is comfortable for them, that keeps them feeling well.

That's my attitude with it.

Now, that's not saying somebody who's a size 10 wants to be an 8.

That's very different.

I'm talking about people who are carrying excess weight and they want help to get rid of it.

And don't tell me that anyone who is overweight has not tried to lose weight.

And the moralism that comes with this, oh, she's doing it the easy way.

There is nothing easy about finding a couple of hundred euro a month to pay for a medication your body needs to deal with the potential side effects, to deal with the psychology that goes around with it and everything.

But the fact is, at the moment, what's happening is a lot of people in the south are getting these prescriptions and then they're going north because actually the medication is cheaper in the north.

But what I did like about this article is that for once, there doesn't seem to be any moralism in it, which comes with a side of guilt for a lot of people and is not fair.

It's just a medication.