Wei Xuan Tan

Heavier people have more fat around their throat and upper respiratory tract, which makes it harder for some of them to breathe when they’re lying down. Any intervention that burns fat around the throat—whether it’s a drug, bariatric surgery, or a diet—should automatically help many people’s sleep.

In more scientific terms, these drugs have multiple modes of action, including:

• in the pancreas (insulin secretion goes up, glucagon secretion goes down to lower blood sugar levels; stomach emptying and gut motility go down to give you a longer feeling of fullness),


• in the liver (reduced glucose production; similar to metformin, a popular and cheap

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That I was born in the capital of the world’s richest country is one of the greatest strokes of luck in my life—a pure accident of timing and gametes. There is no way to pay back this good fortune, and wallowing in guilt over it would do nothing, either. The quiet miracle of charity and global aid is that the uneven distribution of global wealth... See more

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