The end of dieting

节食之终

Today, Explained

2025-11-12

25 分钟
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The Trump administration is making GLP-1s more affordable. This class of drugs seems to have forever changed the game on diet and exercise for Americans. This episode was produced by Miles Bryan, edited by Jolie Myers, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Patrick Boyd and Andrea Kristinsdottir, and hosted by Noel King. A pharmacist holds a box of Ozempic brand semaglutide medication. Photo by George Frey/Bloomberg via Getty Images. Listen to Today, Explained ad-free by becoming a Vox Member: vox.com/members. New Vox members get $20 off their membership right now. Transcript at ⁠vox.com/today-explained-podcast.⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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  • Today's episode of Today Explained is a rerun, but we have updated it with some news.

  • Perhaps you saw President Trump recently announced a deal with two drug companies that's going to result in much cheaper weight loss drugs.

  • Perhaps you saw that he then revealed who in his administration is taking them.

  • And we have Steve, where's Steve?

  • See here?

  • Head of Public Relations for the White House.

  • He's taking it.

  • Classic.

  • Perhaps you saw someone then fainted in the Oval Office during that announcement.

  • Classic.

  • Here's the thing, these drugs appear to be working.

  • Obesity rates in the U.S.

  • are declining, but there are still unknowns.

  • The relationship between diet, weight,

  • and health seems like it should be clear by this point, but it's really not.

  • Coming up on Today Explained,

  • why the gospel on weight loss is always being rewritten and how medications have added a brand new chapter.

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