Beyond sweat and tears: Obesity drugs reshape weight-loss treatment

For most of his life, cardiologist Chang Hyoung-woo treated his obesity with the familiar prescription of diet, exercise and willpower. He even underwent surgery, losing 26 kilograms — only to regain nearly half of it. After his experience with a new generation of obesity drugs, Chang, 46, now argues that people with severe obesity should be offered medication as a primary treatment rather than being expected to rely on lifestyle changes alone. “For patients with severe obesity, diet and exercis