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Ok-Independence-6686 t1_iuv3x3q wrote

Reply to comment by Cuttingedge07 in Why do people with cancer suffer from increased weight loss? by StoppedListeningToMe

how come a small amount of this isn't used to treat obesity?

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Cuttingedge07 t1_iuv5u40 wrote

Good question.

Well, cachexia is a wasting disorder, both muscles and fat are wasted,it increases insulin resistance, can also bring about increased platelet activation (thereby risking thromboembolitic events in future -> stroke-> death ) , can cause arrhythmias (leading to death). In short, Cachexia contributes to death. Obese individuals already have a higher risk for stroke, cachexia does only harm and no good.

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