What Next TBD: The Hollywood Weight Loss Wonder Drug

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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	I made you think you was real.
0:02.0	My name is Caden Sinclair.
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0:06.0	We were Liars.
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0:15.0	Something terrible happened last summer,
0:17.0	and I have no memory of what or who hurt me.
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0:30.0	Hey guys, before we get started, just a warning that there's a little swearing in this episode.
0:35.9	Okay, here's the show.
0:48.6	Recently, reporter Matthew Schneier met up with an up-and-coming actress, we'll call Allison. It's not a real name, but it's what he called her in his story. Matthew writes for
0:53.8	New York Magazine.
0:55.0	She's an actress.
0:55.7	She works, you know, film, television, these sort of things.
0:58.0	And she has always been, or has generally been, fairly slim.
1:03.6	But Allison was about to start promoting a new project, and she wanted to lose a little weight.
1:09.1	So in December, she went on a course of somagliteid.
1:13.1	That's the generic name for diabetes drugs like OZemphic.
1:16.7	And while they are intended for type 2 diabetes, off-label use has exploded,
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