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102: Chris Rock Special, Balaji’s Book & The Miracle Obesity Drug

Mar 8, 2023

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Chris Rock Special - What Do You Think?

Jack Chappelle - The Last Stand-Up Comedian of All Time

Netflix Needs to Win, Right?

The Second Season of White Lotus

The Almanac of Navalle, Ravakan by Troy Eric

I Got the Zero. You're Switching Up, Boys.

The Health Space Is Consuming Tech, Right? I'm a Doctor's Brother.

The Obesity Drug Market Is Double the Size of Viagra by Design

The Obesity Problem, Right?

Losing Body Fat and Maintaining Muscle Mass

The Moral Component of Exercise

I'm a Single Body Fat Percent Jack?

I'm Going for It!

Is There a Scale That Is Not the Totality of the Result?

The Side Effects of a Weight Loss Drug

Is Gastric Empty the Best Procedure to Deal With Obesity?

The NIA boys discuss the “miracle” obesity drug, Chris Rock’s new Netflix Special, Balaji's book, living a healthy lifestyle, and much more.

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) Intro
(00:01:13) Meme of the Week
(00:03:12) Chris Rock’s new Netflix Special
(00:06:22) Debating Netflix's Binge Drop Model
(00:08:45) Jack’s White Lotus Review
(00:10:39) The best way to consume stand up comedy
(00:12:59) The Anthology of Balaji | Exclusive Sneak Peek
(00:18:13) Breakdown of Ozempic, The Obesity Drug
(00:19:43) How drugs find new use cases
(00:22:54) Debate over Ozempic being used as a Lifestyle Drug
(00:24:08) The Economics of Obesity Drugs
(00:25:59) How effective are drugs like Ozempic?
(00:27:18) Illustrating the Complexity of the Obesity Epidemic
(00:33:13) Healthy Eating
(00:36:46) Jacked Jack
(00:37:47) Quality of US Food vs European Food
(00:39:19) Portion Sizing is Frustrating
(00:42:26) Holistic Approach to a Healthy Lifestyle
(00:44:44) The Economic Inequality of Eating Healthy
(00:46:40) The Benefits of Being Young
(00:48:08) Wrapping up the Obesity Drug Discussion
(00:51:43) Defining “Healthy” is Relative
(00:53:34) Final Thoughts

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Links Mentioned:

Trung’s Tweet Thread about Ozempic: https://twitter.com/TrungTPhan/status/1631786977321418753
The Booming Market for Backdoor Ozempic by Olivia Reingold: https://www.thefp.com/p/the-booming-market-for-backdoor-ozempic
New drugs could spell an end to the world’s obesity epidemic by The Economist https://www.economist.com/leaders/2023/03/02/new-drugs-could-spell-an-end-to-the-worlds-obesity-epidemic
Sam Parr’s Tweet about Ozempic: https://twitter.com/thesamparr/status/1610642156942671872

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