Santhosh Guru's Reviews > Magic Pill: The Extraordinary Benefits and Disturbing Risks of the New Weight-Loss Drugs

I fell into the semaglutide/GLP1 rabbit hole after listening to the Acquired Podcast’s episode on Novo Nordisk. (Sidenote: The Acquired Podcast is a must-listen if you like business, history, and storytelling.) 

I picked up this book thinking I would get to know more about this class of drugs, its history, and its effects. But I was in for a surprise. This book is a very personal and vulnerable journey of Johann Hari’s experience with the new semaglutide drug - Ozempic, body image issues, eating disorders and healthy eating. 

What stunned me about this book was the description of the food industrial complex. I know it is important to eat plant-based or real food instead of food manufactured in a plant, but it really hit hard to see the kind of impact industrialised food manufacturing has on our eating habits and on our long-term health.

I found this book to be a super interesting read, and it included a lot of food (ha!) for thinking about nutrition, fitness, and eating.