Ozempic: Miracle Drug or Health Hazard? What People Don't Tell You | Johann Hari

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This guy is so articulate and knowledgeable. Great interview

😢 My 52 year old sister-in-law suddenly died of 100% occluded carotid artery. She had bariatric surgery in 2012, was thin before she died, so it worked for weight loss. She didn’t change her eating habits. She just ate smaller amounts of heavily processed foods, drank more alcohol & never exercised. What’s the point of losing weight if you don’t change your lifestyle?

The power is being around others who eat natural foods and take responsibility for your diet

As a therapist, I was intrigued with the emotional effects of the pill! Great interview!

I’ve been told that the weight comes off in muscle as well as fat. I wish that had been discussed.

This episode was incredible! I’m a pediatrician with a nutrition focus, and the decision of whether or not to prescribe these medications to young people is incredibly difficult. I have to weigh the long-term risks of obesity with the unknown long-term risks of obesity medications. Will I be helping them in the long run or will I be violating my oath to “Do No Harm?” This conversation offered many points to consider. I immediately bought the book and look forward to reading it. Thank you!

I would be VERY curious as to the long term ability of your body's natural production of GLP1. "Normally" as with other hormonal supplementation, our bodies recognize elevated levels of the hormones and over time, naturally "decrease" it's own production. My suspicion is that taking a synthetic GLP1 would react in the body in the same way, possibly creating a lifelong dependency of the medication.

I am so happy to have found this!! I am taking a compounded medication of this right now and the benefits for me are worth the risk but it's so important to be educated.

What a wonderful conversation and Johann is so knowledgeable and fun to listen to. Thank you!

Canadian here! I think your British accents sound so astute! ❤ Love both your work!

The problem of someone with a food addiction getting on these drugs is that when one addiction goes away a new one will pop up in its place if it isn’t treated. That is why so many weightloss surgeries become alcoholics.

Years of following Jay on all social media platforms, years of absorbing and integrating what Jay puts out and yet every new piece of content he uploads amazes me at how insightful, introspective, directly relatable, educational, fun and transformative it is. Loved this episode! ❤

Such great information! I loved listening to Johann.

I am 60 days on carnivore. It has completely reset my relationship with food. Why? Because I have satiety. I eat when I am hungry. When I am not hungry I do not have cravings to snack because of that - If I have that thought that I do want to eat (habit takes time to break) then ai have water which I would have never done prior to this. I have lost 17 lbs - which is a healthy weight loss amount for that time. I don’t have joint pain and have consistent energy. I would have considered using these drugs but right now I feel like staying on this plan instead. I am old enough to have lived through all the prior weight loss drugs that were pulled so have a little skepticism. Glad it is there and hope it works for those that choose it.

Thank you! I learnt something new about Japan today. Fit shaming is equally prevalent as much as fat shaming.

Been subscribed for years!! Thank you Jay!

I think this is the main problem with these drugs. People overtake them to become stick thin. It makes everyone else who are normal weight feel like they have to be the same. We have lost any and all body positivity. Good interview.

I loved the insight and the honesty. It makes one think, here we have a pill to solve the addiction of food that was created by industry. Someone has to risk their life to solve their addiction that wasn't their fault to begin with. When we know better it is too late we have to fight the good fight on our own, be told we are at fault, and be shamed. The proof is in the elementary school of Japan. They are set up for success, we sadly are set up for abuse. Then, we risk our own lives either by being unhealthy or taking a pill to get our brain to stop wanting to eat the bad stuff. It is a long journey for those of us who are fighting the good fight without the drug, and realize it is up to us to educate and exercise our bodies to want the good stuff. it's sad but true.

Thoroughly enjoyed this interview; very enlightening and informative. Also very candid and honest. 👌🏽