Let's talk about weight loss injections. If the headlines are to be believed, we’ve solved the puzzle of how to make fat people thin people…but have we really or is this just another diet packaged as a miracle cure? We reached out to Dr Asher Larmie to give us the inside knowledge of how these injections work, what the large companies and medical professionals are choosing not to show us, and what we know so far from the data and studies we do have.
Asher leaves no stone unturned and gives us the truth behind the glossy headlines, even as far as the links between those promoting them and the profits being made.
In this episode, Asher shares what we do and don’t know about the long-term impact, the probability of weight regain, the risks involved, and all the questions you may want to ask your doctor if they attempt to prescribe this to you.
Asher is our first returning guest and we are incredibly grateful for sharing their time and knowledge with us because this is such an important conversation to have for anyone curious about weight loss injections.
Dr Asher Larmie (he/they) is a Transmasculine weight-inclusive GP and a leading expert in weight stigma. They are a fat activist and the founder of the #noweigh campaign, which is committed to putting an end to medical weight stigma. They have over 20 years of medical experience and have been fat for even longer than that.
Topics covered:
Weight loss injections
Bariatric surgery
Diet companies and slimming clubs
Weight loss/Weight gain
Dieting
Anti fat bias
Diabetes and disease
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