One Thing: Weight Loss Drugs: Trend or Treatment?

CNN 5 Things

CNN

News, Daily News

3.7 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 30 July 2023

⏱️ 17 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

A new group of drugs for type 2 diabetes and obesity have shown to be more effective for weight loss than any previous medications. Some medications like Ozempic and Wegovy have surged in popularity thanks in part to celebrity use. But who should be taking them? And are they safe? In today’s episode, we break down the future of the weight loss industry and examine why some of these medications could also help curb addictive behaviors. Guest: Meg Tirrell, CNN Medical Correspondent To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	This episode is brought to you by Kraken.
0:03.0	Krypto is like the financial system, but different.
0:06.0	He doesn't care where you come from,
0:08.0	what you look like, your credit score,
0:10.0	or your outrageous food delivery habits.
0:13.0	crypto is financed for everyone, everywhere, all the time.
0:17.0	Visit Krakon.com slash see what crypto can be.
0:21.0	To learn more, don't invest in as you're prepared to lose all the money
0:24.9	you invest. This is a high-risk investment and you should not expect to be protected if something goes wrong.
0:39.6	Earlier this year at the Oscars on ABC, host Jimmy Kimmel made a joke about a drug that's become a hot topic in Hollywood.
0:42.1	Everybody looks so great. When I look around become a hot topic in Hollywood.
0:43.0	Everybody looks so great.
0:44.4	When I look around this room, I can't help a wonder,
0:47.1	is Osempic right for me?
0:50.8	That may have hit a little close to home for the a-listers in the crowd.
0:55.0	Some stars have been thought to be using Ozempeck as a shortcut to lose weight.
1:00.0	But here's a thing.
1:01.0	Ozempeck is not just for famous people.
1:04.0	It's not even approved by US regulators for weight loss.
1:08.0	However, it is one of a number of emerging treatments that everyday people are using to slim down. So what does the science say?
1:19.7	My guest this week is CNN medical correspondent Meg Turrell.
1:24.0	We're going to talk about how these drugs work, who actually needs them the most, and why
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from CNN, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of CNN and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.