Title: Obesity and GLP-1 Weight Loss Drugs: Interview with Dr. Joshua Gross

Date: 7/2/25

Name of podcast: Thrivology Lab

Episode title and number: #23 Obesity and GLP-1 Weight Loss Drugs: Interview with Dr. Joshua Gross

Brief summary of episode: In this episode we explore obesity and GLP-a weight loss drugs with researcher and Penn State University Assistant Professor Dr. Joshua Gross.

Bullet points of key topics + chapter markers

Topic #1 [0:00] Intro.

Topic #2 [7:30] The obesity pandemic and its causes

Topic #3 [15:00] The evolutionary mismatch and the bliss point

Topic #4 [24:00] Why is there a market for these drugs? Why not “just diet?”

Topic #5 [36 :00] How do GLP-1 drugs work? Dopamine in anticipation or reward and addiction.

Topic #6 [52:30] Upsides and Downsides of GLP-1 drugs

Topic #7 [1:09] What is next for weight loss drugs?

References & Resources:

https://hhd.psu.edu/contact/joshua-gross https://rss.com/podcasts/thrivologylab/1700676/

https://rss.com/podcasts/thrivologylab/1687628/

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