Encore: Diet Wars | Dieting 3.0 | 5
Business Wars
Wondery
4.6 • 13.2K Ratings
🗓️ 19 April 2023
⏱️ 42 minutes
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Summary
First there was Weight Watchers, then there was Noom, and now there’s…Wegovy? Bloomberg health reporter Emma Court helps us understand the evolution of dieting programs and where they’re going next. Later, Matthew Schnier of New York Magazine and The Cut walks us through his article “Life After Food,” which explores the latest wave of weight loss drugs, like Ozempic, that are sweeping through the nation’s elite.
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| 0:00.0 | I'm David Brown and this is Business Wars. |
| 0:28.8 | The weight loss industries changed dramatically since the 1960s. |
| 0:32.2 | The early days of weight watchers, nutrient system, and genny craig, digital wellness |
| 0:37.4 | upstarts like NUM and my fitness pal make in-person dieting programs feel... |
| 0:42.8 | rabidated. |
| 0:44.1 | And the newer programs are wrapping themselves in messaging about wellness and body positivity, |
| 0:49.2 | with of course the promise that you'll shed some pounds while getting healthy. |
| 0:53.3 | Now diabetes drugs, ozempic and wagovie have caught on for weight loss, causing a sea change |
| 0:58.5 | in the industry. |
| 0:59.5 | Due to their high price tag and promising results, these drugs became the not-so-secret tool |
| 1:05.1 | of the elite, well now with a shortage settling down. |
| 1:09.1 | Just about everyone wants in on these miracle weight loss drugs, including weight watchers. |
| 1:14.6 | Here to help us understand the implications of this move for the weight loss industry, |
| 1:18.2 | Emma Court, a health reporter for Bloomberg News. |
| 1:21.5 | For years she's been covering digital players like NUM and she's sharing what diet programs |
| 1:26.0 | are doing to keep up with the newest wave of weight loss tactics. |
| 1:30.0 | Later we'll be joined by Matthew Schneier, a features writer at New York Magazine and |
| 1:34.8 | the Cut. |
| 1:35.8 | His article Life After Food Explored How Ozempic went from an open secret among elites |
| 1:41.3 | to a full-on trend and whether it has the power to reshape our culture. |
| 1:46.5 | All that's coming up next. |
| 1:48.1 | Hello, it is Matt and Alice from British Scandal here and we wanted to let you know that |
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