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Modern Wisdom

Is Ozempic A Miracle Weight Loss Drug Or A Secret Killer? - Johann Hari - #783

Modern Wisdom

Chris Williamson

Society & Culture, Health & Fitness

4.65.9K Ratings

🗓️ 13 May 2024

⏱️ 78 minutes

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Summary

Johann Hari is a journalist, a writer and an author. From fad diets and fasting to vibrating plates, the quest for easier weight loss has been endless. The recent emergence of Ozempic and similar drugs promises a no-strings-attached solution to achieving the body you've always wanted, but is this actually a new miracle drug or a bundle of hidden side effects? Expect to learn the biggest impact Ozempic is having on people’s lives, why these drugs work so well, what it's like taking Ozempic, the potential long term side effects, whether Ozempic is different to weight loss drugs of years past, how these drugs interact with our modern diets, the potential problems for people with eating disorders and much more... Sponsors: See discounts for all the products I use and recommend: https://chriswillx.com/deals Get 10% discount on all Gymshark’s products at https://gymshark.com (use code MW10) Get the Whoop 4.0 for free and get your first month for free at https://join.whoop.com/modernwisdom (discount automatically applied) Get a Free Sample Pack of all LMNT Flavours with your first box at https://www.drinklmnt.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Timestamps: (00:00) Johann’s Weight Loss (05:11) Is This Any Different to Previous Pills? (11:29) How Common Are Weight Loss Drugs? (15:10) Why Society Has Become More Obese (21:29) Taking Away the Pleasure of Good Food (30:19) Why Not Just Diet & Exercise? (38:05) Most People Are in an Unfair Fight (43:10) How the Drugs Impact Other Behaviours (47:17) Main Risks of Taking These Drugs (52:38) How Weight Loss Drugs Impact Muscle Mass (55:04) Our Appearance-Obsessed World (01:03:53) Johann’s Thoughts After Writing the Book (01:10:52) Where to Find Johann Extra Stuff: Get my free reading list of 100 books to read before you die: https://chriswillx.com/books Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic: https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom Episodes You Might Enjoy: This Is How To Master Your Life - David Goggins - #577: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Goggins⁠⁠⁠ How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs - Dr Jordan Peterson - #712: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Peterson⁠⁠⁠ The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain - Dr Andrew Huberman - #700: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Huberman⁠⁠ - Get In Touch: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/modernwisdompodcast Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact - Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hello friends, welcome back to the show. My guest today is Johann Hari. He's a journalist, a writer, and an author.

0:07.5

From fad diets to fasting and vibrating plates, the quest for easier weight loss has been endless.

0:14.2

The recent emergence of a Zemphic and similar drugs promises a no strings attached solution

0:19.2

to achieving the body you've always wanted.

0:21.6

But is this actually a new miracle drug or a bundle of hidden

0:26.1

side effects?

0:27.1

Expect to learn the biggest impact a Zempik is having on people's lives, why these drugs work

0:31.8

so well, what it's like to actually take

0:34.1

O'smpic, the potential long-term side effects, whether O'smpic is different to

0:38.5

weight-loss drugs of years past, how these drugs interact with our modern diets, the potential problems for people with

0:44.4

eating disorders, and much more.

0:48.6

I think this is probably one of the biggest changes that we're going to see to society from health

0:56.1

perspective over the next decade. Johan says that it is similar to the introduction of the iPhone

1:01.7

10, 15 years ago, and I am inclined to agree with him.

1:06.1

I think that this has the potential to be a huge step change in how people live their lives,

1:11.5

and it is very important to assess it with requisite

1:14.4

care and Johann has definitely done that so lots and lots to take away from

1:19.4

today if you enjoy this episode share it with someone that you think would benefit.

1:23.3

There are a lot of insights and this is a entire new world that basically no one knows anything

1:28.2

about.

1:29.2

So yes, share it with someone that you think would love it.

1:32.3

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