Are we on the verge of a weight-loss revolution?

LSE IQ | Intelligent questions with social science answers

Are we on the verge of a weight-loss revolution? Are weight-loss jabs the answer to Britain’s obesity crisis? Should we be doing more to tackle the root causes? Joanna Bale talks to Helen, who found Ozempic ‘life-changing’, Clinical Psychologist Sarah Appleton, and LSE’s Nikki Sullivan & Paul Frijters. Research links: The relationship between obesity and self-esteem: longitudinal evidence from Australian adults by Sophie Byth, Paul Frijters and Tony Beatton: https://academic.oup.com/ooec/article/doi/10.1093/ooec/odac009/6751730?login=true LSE iQ is a university podcast by the London School of Economics and Political Science.