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What happens when GLP-1s interact with eating disorders?<\/p>\n

About 1 in 8 US adults are currently taking a GLP-1. They\u2019ve been described by a lot of people as a miracle drug \u2013 they treat high blood sugar and diabetes, and have also shown promise as a treatment for addiction and metabolic conditions like PMOS, formerly known as PCOS. And a lot of Americans are taking it for one reason: weight loss. But for people with eating disorders, that weight loss could be dangerous. So even though GLP-1s are a miracle drug for many struggling with certain health conditions \u2013 what does it mean that they\u2019re becoming incredibly available to everyone? And how do we reckon with their place in a culture that prioritizes thinness\u2026 sometimes to the point of real danger to someone\u2019s health?<\/p>\n

Brittany is joined by Dr. Allegra Broft, a psychiatrist and an assistant professor at Columbia University Medical Center who specializes in eating disorders, and Hannah Seo, an independent journalist who wrote about GLP-1s and eating disorders for .<\/p>\n

For more episodes about weight, body image, and culture, check out:
Peptides & the pursuit of the “perfect” body
The difference between losing weight & being “healthy”
The strange politics of Pilates<\/p>\n

Support Public Media. Join NPR Plus.<\/p>\n

Follow Brittany on Instagram: @bmluse<\/p>\n

For handpicked podcast recommendations every week, subscribe to NPR\u2019s Pod Club newsletter at npr.org\/podclub.<\/p>\n

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What happens when GLP-1s interact with eating disorders?<\/p>\n

About 1 in 8 US adults are currently taking a GLP-1. They\u2019ve been described by a lot of people as a miracle drug \u2013 they treat high blood sugar and diabetes, and have also shown promise as a treatment for addiction and metabolic conditions like PMOS, formerly known as PCOS. And a lot of Americans are taking it for one reason: weight loss. But for people with eating disorders, that weight loss could be dangerous. So even though GLP-1s are a miracle drug for many struggling with certain health conditions \u2013 what does it mean that they\u2019re becoming incredibly available to everyone? And how do we reckon with their place in a culture that prioritizes thinness\u2026 sometimes to the point of real danger to someone\u2019s health?<\/p>\n

Brittany is joined by Dr. Allegra Broft<\/a>, a psychiatrist and an assistant professor at Columbia University Medical Center who specializes in eating disorders, and Hannah Seo<\/a>, an independent journalist who wrote about GLP-1s and eating disorders for The Guardian<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

For more episodes about weight, body image, and culture, check out:
Peptides & the pursuit of the “perfect” body<\/a>
The difference between losing weight & being “healthy”<\/a>
The strange politics of Pilates<\/a><\/p>\n

Support Public Media. Join NPR Plus.<\/a><\/p>\n

Follow Brittany on Instagram: @bmluse<\/a><\/p>\n

For handpicked podcast recommendations every week, subscribe to NPR\u2019s Pod Club newsletter at npr.org\/podclub<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":723,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[197],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-724","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-its-been-a-minute"],"yoast_head":"\nCan GLP-1s withstand body image pressure? - Best USA Movers<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/bestusamoverss.com\/?p=724\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Can GLP-1s withstand body image pressure? - Best USA Movers\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"What happens when GLP-1s interact with eating disorders?About 1 in 8 US adults are currently taking a GLP-1. 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