Magic Pill: The Extraordinary Benefits and Hidden Harms of the New Weight Loss Drugs

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What happens when hunger disappears Modern society is rife with dangers most pressing of all, those to our health. As obesity rates skyrocket and solutions seem few and far between, one apparent antidote has been grabbing headlines: semaglutide, a drug that appears to eliminate hunger as we know it. No longer just within the reach of the rich and famous, ingestion of this weight loss medication results in the average person losing a quarter of their body weight in six months. In this timely investigation, Johann Hari asks: is this drug a liberation or another symptom of our deeply dysfunctional relationship with food Just a Shot Away is both an expose of how modern lifestyles encourage unhealthy, disordered eating habits and an exploration inside Johanns own battle with weight loss. Drawing from interviews with expert scientists and his personal experience of using semaglutide for six months, Johann Hari welcomes you to the reckoning of a culture in crisis.

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Johann Hari is a writer and journalist. He has written for the New York Times, Le Monde, the Guardian and other newspapers. His TED talks have been viewed over 70 million times, and his work has been praised by a broad range of people, from Oprah to Noam Chomsky to Joe Rogan. He lives in London. @johannhari101