Magic pill

Johann Hari

In January 2023, Johann Hari started to inject himself once a week with Ozempic, one of the new drugs that produces significant weight loss. He wasn't alone - some predictions suggest that in a few years, one in four of the British population will be taking these drugs. While around 80 per cent of diets fail, someone taking one of the new drugs is likely to lose up to a quarter of their body weight in six months. To the drugs' defenders, this is a moment of liberation from a condition that massively increases your chances of diabetes, cancer and an early death. Still, Hari was wildly conflicted. Can these drugs really be as good as they sound? Are they a magic solution - or a magical illusion? Finding the answer to this high-stakes question led him on a journey from Iceland to Minneapolis to Tokyo, and to interview the leading experts in the world on these issues.

Author(s): Hari, Johann
Binding: Hardback
Date of Publication: 02/05/2024
Pagination: 352 pages
Series: N/A
Imprint: Bloomsbury
Published By: Bloomsbury
Book Classification: Popular culture|News media & journalism|Regulation of medicines & medical devices|Regulation of medicines & medical devices|Diets & dieting|Reportage & collected journalism|Public health & preventive medicine|Popular medicine & health
Dimensions: 236x162x34
Weight: 554
ISBN13\EAN\SKU: 9781526670151