The increasing availability and open discussion of weight-loss pills and injectables like Ozempic and WeGovy raise questions about medicating obesity versus prevention. While these medical interventions offer a seemingly effortless solution to weight loss, experts caution against outsourcing health to syringes. Obesity is a complex issue influenced by food environments, lifestyle, mental health, and socio-economic factors, and reducing it to a number achievable through medication risks oversimplifying a critical health crisis.