The Weight Loss Wizard of Oz(empic) with Dr. Shauna Levy
America Dissected14 Maalis 2023

The Weight Loss Wizard of Oz(empic) with Dr. Shauna Levy

Semaglutide — sold as Ozempic or Wegovy – offers nothing short of a revolution for changing body weight with a medication. With A-list celebrities racing to get their hands on them, these new treatments pose critical questions about the very nature of body weight, obesity, and their relationship to health. On the one hand, it and similar drugs offer a relatively safe, very effective way to drop body fat. On the other, to what end? Abdul sits down with Dr. Shauna Levy, an obesity medicine doctor, to talk about how semaglutide works, what it means for the patients she treats, and what it means for how we ought to think about body weight.

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22 Touko 202032min

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