You've Lost That Hungry Feeling

Gastropod

Cynthia Graber and Nicola Twilley

Science, Food, History, Arts

4.7 • 3.5K Ratings

🗓️ 23 May 2023

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

Whether it's via TikTok or the morning news, you’ve probably heard the recent hype (and hand-wringing) about new prescription weight-loss medications with names like Ozempic, Wegovy, and Mounjaro. These drugs were originally developed to treat diabetes, but, in some patients, they've had a surprising side effect: they seem to silence feelings of hunger, leading to significant weight loss. This episode, Gastropod goes behind the headlines to ask: What is hunger, anyway? And what do we know about how to switch it on or off? Join us for a story that involves lizard saliva, synthesizer shopping, and a disorder that can lead people to eat until their stomachs burst, as we explore these universal feelings—hunger and fullness—that shape our lives, and bookend every meal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	The way I would describe it is, it's stuff is always screaming at you, like the stacks
0:06.8	are always screaming and the fridge is screaming and everything is like making it's little
0:10.9	noise.
0:11.9	Like just imagine a world where everything's a little grumbling going, please.
0:15.9	And so suddenly I realized that I wasn't aware, like I just wasn't noticing that noise.
0:25.4	It didn't come as like, oh I'm not hungry.
0:27.5	It came as like, hi, it just seems quiet.
0:32.3	This is Paul Ford.
0:33.3	He's a software entrepreneur and also a writer with a column for Wired Magazine and he used
0:38.3	to be a very hungry man until he started taking a new diabetes drug.
0:44.0	Scroll through TikTok and you're sure to see Ozebbek.
0:47.4	Some now calling it the skinny pen.
0:50.0	Imagine it's lunchtime.
0:51.5	And instead of craving this giant bacon double cheeseburger to feel full, all you needed
0:56.3	was this little slider.
0:58.4	Celebrities like Elon Musk and Jeremy Clarkson have helped fuel the excitement.
1:02.2	With Hollywood stars and social media influencers touting the effectiveness of these miracle drugs.
1:07.2	Unless you've been living under a rock, you've heard of these new drugs.
1:10.8	In fact, lately the news has been full of stories about them.
1:13.9	They're called Azembek, Wigovie and Munchara.
1:16.8	While they were developed to treat diabetes as the broadcasters pointed out and as Paul
1:20.8	himself experienced, they've also been helping people lose weight.
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