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Magic pill [large print] : the extraordinary benefits and disturbing risks of the new weight-loss drugs / Johann Hari.

Summary:

"The bestselling author of Lost Connections and Stolen Focus offers a revelatory look at the new drugs transforming weight loss as we know it--from his personal experience on Ozempic to our ability to heal our society's dysfunctional relationship with food, weight, and our bodies"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 9780593948996
ISBN: 0593948998
Physical Description: xxxiii, 362 pages (large print) ; 24 cm
Edition: First edition
Publisher: New York : Random House Large Print, [2024]
Copyright: ©2024

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-350) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Introduction : the holy grail -- Finding the treasure chest : how the drugs work -- Cheesecake park : why we gained weight -- The death and rebirth of satiety : the strange connection between processed food and the new drugs -- Living in an inflamed state : what has happened to our bodies--and do these drugs reverse it? -- An old story repeating itself? : the risks of the old weight-loss drugs--and the new ones -- Why don't you diet and exercise instead? : the two biggest alternatives to weight-loss drugs--and why they have [mostly] failed -- The brain breakthrough : good news for addiction, bad news for depression? -- What job was overeating doing for you? : the five reasons why we eat--and what happens when they are taken away from us -- I don't think you're in your body : how Ozempic made me realize I had to change -- Self-acceptance vs. self-starvation? : what will these drugs mean for eating disorders? -- The forbidden body : what do these new drugs mean for stigma? -- Land that doesn't need Ozempic : what the Japanese do right--and how we can become like them -- Conclusion : the choices now : so what do we do, for us, and our kids? -- What can you do to improve the food system.