Show Notes
Challenging our assumptions around fatness
ShantaQuilette Carter was in her late 30’s when she had her first stroke. It felt like death was lurking over her shoulder. But when her doctor suggests fending it off by using a drug she had never heard of before, a boatload of questions come to the surface.
Dr. Kaylee Byers sits down with experts to challenge the everyday assumptions we make about our health and weight. She speaks with professor and journalist Harriet Brown on the fact-finding mission she embarked on to help her daughter struggling with anorexia. Then, Dr. Michael Lyon, with the Obesity Medicine and Diabetes Institute, shares the scaly lizard origins of one of the world's most powerful tools in treating type 2 diabetes.
— Highlights: (06:57) The drug that changed her life, ShantaQuilette on struggling with weight (09:00) How a lizard from Utah is saving lives, Dr. Michael Lyon explains the origins of Ozempic (17:00) Harriet Brown on a mission to display assumptions on weight and health
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— Resources: Diabetes: Key Facts | The World Health Organization How a Canadian scientist and a venomous lizard helped pave the way for Ozempic | Global News I’m a Fat Activist. I Don’t Use the Word Fatphobia. Here’s Why | self.com Shortage of diabetes, weight-loss drug Ozempic expected in Canada, says manufacturer | Canadian Broadcast Corporation An Aggressive New Approach to Childhood Obesity | The New York Times Body of Truth: By Harriet Brown | Da Capo Lifelong Books Is Body Positivity Glamourising Obesity | The Wellness Insider Why People Become Overweight | Harvard University Here’s How Your Genes Impact Your Ability to Lose Weight | healthline What Made Humans ‘the Fat Primate’ | Duke University Genes and Obesity | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention After his suicide, a man’s family says Ozempic should carry a warning label | ABC News
— Credit: Ozempic commercial ™ | Ozempics TM New Ozempic lawsuit over alleged 'stomach paralysis' | WNN | ABC News Why Are Some Using Diabetes Drug Ozempic for Weight Loss? | Inside Edition Jimmy Kimmel’s Oscars Monologue 2023 | Jimmy Kimmel Live
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