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🗓️ 5 March 2023

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

The diabetes medication Ozempic has exploded in popularity, particularly amongst those in Hollywood looking to lose a few extra pounds. But a silver bullet for weight loss leads to a number of questions: Is “buying weight loss” via injection somehow worse than diet and exercise? Are so many people buying and using this drug that people who need it for its intended purpose are missing out? What happened to body positivity? Guest: Matthew Schneier, feature writer for New York Magazine. Host: Lizzie O’Leary If you enjoy this show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get benefits like zero ads on any Slate podcast, bonus episodes of shows like Slow Burn and Dear Prudence—and you’ll be supporting the work we do here on What Next TBD. Sign up now at slate.com/whatnextplus to help support our work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This episode is brought to you by Hule.
0:03.7	When life gets busy, it can be hard to find time to eat healthy.
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0:26.9	H-U-E-L.com slash Spotify.
0:30.2	Hey guys, before we get started, just a morning that there's a little swearing in this episode.
0:35.9	Okay, here's the show.
0:37.6	Recently, reporter Matthew Schneier met up with an up-and-coming actress, we'll call Alison.
0:50.1	It's not a real name, but it's what he called her in his story.
0:53.3	Matthew writes for New York Magazine.
0:55.3	She's an actress, she works film television, these sort of things.
0:58.6	And she has always been, or has generally been fairly slim.
1:03.5	But Alison was about to start promoting a new project, and she wanted to lose a little
1:08.5	weight.
1:09.5	So in December, she went on a course of some agglotide.
1:13.6	That's the generic name for diabetes drugs like ozempic.
1:17.2	And while they are intended for type 2 diabetes, off-flable use has exploded, including, of
1:24.2	course, and Hollywood.
1:26.7	Matthew knew what Alison looked like, he'd seen her on screen.
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