#189 Today's guest is Johann Hari— a British-Swiss writer and journalist who has written three New York Times best-selling books and just released his new book, Magic Pill: The Extraordinary Benefits and Disturbing Risks of the New Weight-Loss Drugs. He has also served as the Executive Producer of an Oscar-nominated movie and an eight-part TV series starring Samuel L. Jackson, delivered TED talks that have been viewed more than 93 million times, and has written for some of the world’s leading newspapers and magazines, including the New York Times. In this episode, we discuss:

+ Why Johann wanted to investigate weight-loss drugs like Ozempic

+ The physical & psychological effects he experienced after taking Ozempic

+ The five unexpected reasons why we eat & how these change with weight-loss drugs

+ Research on the connection between trauma & weight gain

+ How weight-loss drugs curb hunger & activate addiction areas in the brain

+ The reason why exercise programs can actually lead to weight gain

+ Why evolution has made it difficult for humans to lose weight

+ The consequences of normalizing weight-loss drug use on teenage body image

+ The impacts of celebrities such as Oprah speaking up about weight-loss drugs

+ Debates surrounding kids & teens being prescribed weight-loss drugs

+ Differences in nutritional standards for kids across the world

+ The predicted impact that weight-loss drugs will have on the economy

+ What Johann wishes people knew about mental health

Johann's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/johann.hari

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+ Johann's new book

+ Johann's website

+ Lost Connections

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