“Disciple” is just a word I chose, rather than a judgment or criticism.

Is there a better word that I can use in the future to ensure that my message is one of support free from misinformation?

I feel your link and the other studies showing it helps people with various other addictions is evidence against the drug being a “fat melter”.

When it comes to words like discipline or willpower, they are typically a signal that the poster is about to:

1. Ignore the continual and catastrophic failure of the idea that we can will ourselves out of an increasing crisis

2. Pat themselves on the back for their smug victim blaming

Hence the negative reaction. I don’t have an alternative word for you to use.

Humans at a population level have severe limits on what they can deal with. This is why tech companies use dark patterns, because exploiting and abusing people until they can’t put up resistance works fantastically. Suggesting that the real solution to mass exploitation is just to have the discipline to not be exploited would and should receive a negative reaction.

Ultimately, the solution to obesity is to make the fix as easy to obtain as the primary causes of the problem. Can’t wait for a gambling and (working) smoking vaccine.