Magic Pill, The Extraordinary Benefits and Disturbing Risks of the New Weight Loss Drugs

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by Johann Hari · 2024

A nonfiction investigation of new weight-loss medications such as GLP-1 drugs, examining their potential benefits alongside medical, social, ethical, and economic risks. Johann Hari combines reporting and personal experience to explore what these drugs may mean for obesity, health, and society.

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GLP-1 drugs could rewrite the economics of eating
The medications promise major health benefits while raising unresolved questions about access, dependence, mental health, children, and industries built on consumption.
Aug 14, 2026 · 54 min

1 episode featuring Magic Pill, The Extraordinary Benefits and Disturbing Risks of the New Weight Loss Drugs

GLP-1 drugs could rewrite the economics of eating