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The Slow Newscast

The Slow Newscast

The rivalry that spawned the weight-loss jab race

The Slow Newscast · Oct 2, 2026 · 33:13

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James Tapper, The Observer's Science editor and a weight-loss jab user, tells the story of his journey using the weight-loss drugs. A journey that along with lost kilograms, led him to the godfather of these drugs: a man who discovered the hormone that led to the development of GLP-1s and who reveals his concerns about their widespread use.

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