
Sign up to save your podcasts
Or


Americans were told “diet and exercise” was the key to better health, but lifestyle changes were never that life changing. Medication is.
This episode was produced by Miles Bryan, edited by Jolie Myers, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Patrick Boyd and Andrea Kristinsdottir, and hosted by Noel King.
Transcript at vox.com/today-explained-podcast
Support Today, Explained by becoming a Vox Member today: http://www.vox.com/members
Semaglutide (GLP-1) weight-loss drug Wegovy, made by pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk -- designed to treat type 2 diabetes, but widely known for their effect on weight loss. Photo by James Manning/PA Images via Getty Images.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
By Vox4.3
97859,785 ratings
Americans were told “diet and exercise” was the key to better health, but lifestyle changes were never that life changing. Medication is.
This episode was produced by Miles Bryan, edited by Jolie Myers, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Patrick Boyd and Andrea Kristinsdottir, and hosted by Noel King.
Transcript at vox.com/today-explained-podcast
Support Today, Explained by becoming a Vox Member today: http://www.vox.com/members
Semaglutide (GLP-1) weight-loss drug Wegovy, made by pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk -- designed to treat type 2 diabetes, but widely known for their effect on weight loss. Photo by James Manning/PA Images via Getty Images.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

91,092 Listeners

25,813 Listeners

9,201 Listeners

7,865 Listeners

10,744 Listeners

2,680 Listeners

9,668 Listeners

3,652 Listeners

3,146 Listeners

87,560 Listeners

112,326 Listeners

1,484 Listeners

56,633 Listeners

2,407 Listeners

5,207 Listeners

16,383 Listeners

2,161 Listeners

38 Listeners

23,574 Listeners

6,411 Listeners

729 Listeners

5,552 Listeners

6,483 Listeners

16,321 Listeners

2,316 Listeners

1,218 Listeners

151 Listeners

1,776 Listeners

1,486 Listeners

444 Listeners

29 Listeners