Skinny and sad on GLP-1s

瘦弱且悲伤的GLP-1使用者

Today, Explained

2026-02-14

25 分钟
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GLP-1 drugs are easier than ever to get. But losing weight might also mean losing your personality. This episode was produced by Kelli Wessinger, edited by Jolie Myers, fact checked by Andrea López-Cruzado, engineered by Patrick Boyd and David Tatasciore, and hosted by Jonquilyn Hill. Ads for GLP-1 drugs are everywhere. A Super Bowl commercial for GLP-1 drugs. Photo by Jill Connelly/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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  • Our greatest living athlete is Hawking GLP Ones.

  • She wasn't alone.

  • Just about all the major players for these weight loss drugs had commercials during the Super Bowl.

  • And most of those ads, including Serena's,

  • were for companies that offer knockoff versions of the popular trucks.

  • So, how is that legal exactly?

  • I'm John Glenn Hill, sitting in today.

  • The sort of sketchy world of compound pharmacies and the GLP-1 symptom that people didn't see coming,

  • that's coming up on Today Explained from Vox.

  • Support for Today Explained comes from Pepsi.

  • Maybe you heard this one in 2025.

  • Pepsi brought back the Pepsi Challenge, where in blind taste tests,

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  • This is known as the Pepsi Paradox,

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