Ozempic: the truth behind the weight loss revolution

Should I Delete That?

Alex Light & Em Clarkson

Society & Culture

4.8 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 17 February 2025

⏱️ 103 minutes

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Summary

The body image landscape is changing in front of our eyes - and we have Ozempic to blame - or thank - for that.

For the last few years - Ozempic has been the topic that has dominated the cultural conversation. Is it the silver bullet to help us with our body image or are pharmaceutical companies taking advantage of our collective desire to be thin?

In this episode we speak to a doctor who is an expert on Ozempic, a psychologist and someone who has taken the drug to dig right to the core of this thorny, controversial topic.

Is Ozempic a miracle or is it causing more damage than it’s worth? We don’t know where it’s going to end - but we know for certain that this isn’t the last we’ll hear of the drug.

Thank you to our amazing guests who feature in this episode: Dr Giles Yeo, Daniel Cooper and Phillippa Diedrichs

You can buy Giles’ latest book Why Calories Don’t Count here

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Read more about Phillippa’s work at https://www.phillippadiedrichs.com/

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You can read Dan's article 'Wegovy helped me lose three stone in three months - and ruined my life' here

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