For those predisposed to obesity, the lack of control over one's appetite looks more like laziness or gluttony. With GLP1 drugs, the voice inside your head that tells you to stop eating is turned on sooner, and louder,. "I now have much more space in my head for the things that really matter," says a semaglutide user.
Today we're bringing you some content from our premium monthly newsletter The Monthly Read, which is usually reserved for our subscribers. The Monthly Read is a space for a member of the Intelligence squared team to respond to a book, author, or idea that has recently caught our attention. This month, producer Feyi Adegbite posed the question: ‘Is thin back in?’ in response to our recent conversation with journalist Hadley Freeman on her experience of anorexia, and the growing popularity of weight loss medications like Ozempic. In this episode, voiced by Feyi, we’re sharing the audio version to continue the conversation with our listeners.
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