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Piers Morgan Uncensored

Ozempic: Magic Pill or Devil’s Bargain?

Piers Morgan Uncensored

Piers Morgan Uncensored

Society & Culture, Sports, News

3.6375 Ratings

🗓️ 29 May 2024

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

Ozempic has fast become the buzzword for dramatic weight loss, and considering the results users have been reporting, it’s easy to see why. To discuss the supposed miracle drug, Piers Morgan has assembled an all-star panel of doctors and patients, including; Journalist and author Johann Hari, 'The Fasting Doctor' Dr Jason Fung, Professor of Medicine Dr Marc Siegel, 'Real Housewives of New Jersey' star and author Jackie Goldschneider and 'Shahs of Sunset' star Golnesa Gharachedaghi. Johann explains to Piers that Ozempic has been an excellent weight loss solution for him, while Jason and Marc explain that while the drug works, it’s not right for everyone. Jackie expresses her fear for those with eating disorders and Golnesa gives a counterpoint, explaining that semaglutide helped her deal with weight gain from steroid treatment. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

In the worst case scenario, this could lead to an opioid-like death toll of young girls. So the problem is not the drug, right? That's just a tool. It's how you're using it. I will be honest with you. It was very difficult coming off of it. But I'm fine. I think semi-glutide is amazing. It's about to come out in a pill one way or the other. A year from now, you get it as a pill on the street.

0:22.9

It's made them look drastically different, but I mean, it's all around me.

0:28.6

You know, I worry a lot about the message that it's sending to our daughters.

0:32.5

And how am I supposed to be okay with gaining weight when everyone around me is shrinking?

0:42.3

Well, the global market for weight loss drugs is projected to be worth $100 billion within the next decade.

0:43.3

Cable television is saturated with ads of products like a Zempick.

0:47.3

The celebrity press is saturated with pictures of the shrinking stars who've used it,

0:51.3

whether they admit to it or not.

0:53.3

I'm looking at you, Oprah. But is it safe?

0:55.8

What are the long-term effects? Is it sustainable for tens of millions of people to take a pill

1:00.2

that zaps their appetites but stops working almost as soon as they stop taking it? Well, depending on who you

1:05.5

ask, it's either a miracle cure for an obesity pandemic now wrecking Western health or a dystopian symbol for a pampered,

1:12.6

overfed society that's lost all capacity for self-control. It's also confusing. After a decade of

1:18.6

being lectured, that Big is beautiful. So to set the record straight, I've assembled an all-star panel.

1:24.5

Joanne Harri, the journalist and author of Magic Pill, the extraordinary benefits and

1:29.1

disturbing risks of the new weight loss drugs, physician Dr. Jason Fung, also known as the fasting

1:34.5

doctor, from Los Angeles, Golnessa Garachadiji, who's the star of Shars of Sunset,

1:40.0

and Jackie Goldschneider, the Real Housewives of New Jersey star, and author of The Weight of Beautiful.

1:45.3

Plus, Dr. Mark Siegel, the clinical professor and Fox News contributor.

1:48.9

So, you couldn't get a more stellar panel together to talk about all this.

1:52.5

Yeah, I want to start with you, because you've got this book out, which is a fantastically interesting read about what is a fantastically interesting social phenomenon.

2:03.3

Because just about everyone I know is on this thing. Men, women, they're all at it. Some are admitting it. Some aren't admitting

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