Understanding the Truth About Obesity and Weight Loss Drugs with Johann Hari
The One You Feed
Eric Zimmer
4.6 • 2.5K Ratings
🗓️ 18 May 2024
⏱️ 63 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, Johann Hari explores the complexities of obesity and weight loss drugs. He dives into the seemingly simple relationship between our food choices and innate biological responses. Reflecting on his upbringing, shaped by a diet of processed and junk food, Johann’s journey is intertwined with scientific revelations. His research and personal experience offers a thought-provoking narrative on the impact of modern diets on our bodies and minds.
In this episode, you will be able to:
- Understand the long-term impact of weight loss drugs on your health and well-being
- Explore the health risks associated with obesity and effective management strategies
- Uncover the role of GLP-1 receptor in appetite regulation and weight management
- Embrace body positivity and learn how to combat the stigma surrounding obesity
- Compare the pros and cons of bariatric surgery and weight loss drugs for effective weight management
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| 0:00.0 | It's fault. We need to release them from shame while also having an honest conversation. |
| 0:06.0 | We can't talk honestly about the risks and benefits of these drugs if we don't start by talking |
| 0:09.8 | about. Unfortunately, there are really significant risks to continuing to be obese. |
| 0:13.4 | Welcome to the one you feed. Throughout time great thinkers have recognized the |
| 0:26.1 | importance of the thoughts we have. Quotes like garbage in, garbage out, or you |
| 0:31.2 | are what you think, ring true. And yet, for many of us, our thoughts don't strengthen or empower us. We tend toward negativity, self-pity, jealousy, or fear. We see what we don't have instead of what we do. We think things |
| 0:46.2 | that hold us back and dampen our spirit. But it's not just about thinking. Our actions matter. It takes conscious, consistent, and creative about how other people keep themselves |
| 0:53.0 | consistent and creative effort to make a life worth living. |
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| 1:46.0 | Thanks for joining us. |
| 1:49.0 | Our guest on this episode is one of our favorites, Johann Hari. He's a writer, journalist, and has written for New York Times, |
| 1:56.5 | Lamond, The Guardian, and other newspapers. His TED Talks have been viewed tens of millions of times. |
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