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Widespread use of Ozempic for weight loss could change how we view fatness
Manage episode 366782598 series 2861147
It seems like everyone you talk to has considered taking Ozempic, the drug originally created as a diabetes treatment, but now being used as a weight-loss method.
Ever since it arrived in Canada, it’s been in incredibly high demand.
While Ozempic may be just the next in a long line of get-thin-quick fads, the drug’s shortages have disproportionate impacts on racialized communities. So do the weight-loss goals that undergird those shortages.
83 episode
Manage episode 366782598 series 2861147
It seems like everyone you talk to has considered taking Ozempic, the drug originally created as a diabetes treatment, but now being used as a weight-loss method.
Ever since it arrived in Canada, it’s been in incredibly high demand.
While Ozempic may be just the next in a long line of get-thin-quick fads, the drug’s shortages have disproportionate impacts on racialized communities. So do the weight-loss goals that undergird those shortages.
83 episode
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