Eli5 Why can’t we just make a medication that tricks your body into burning energy without you actually moving?

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Like I get that it could be dangerous and the process is complicated but we can make medications that trigger/inhibit all sorts of biological functions why are weight loss pills that are scientifically engineered to work not a thing yet?

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Such drugs exist, they are generally extremely dangerous and far too risky to use.

If you increase metabolism you can get very hot (hot enough to die of hyperthermia) sweat out all your fluids, etc. basically like working out, except when working out you can stop and catch your breath, with a drug you cant, dose it wrong and you die or at least have a really bad time.

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