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Are GLP-1s the Solution to America’s Obesity Epidemic? Fmr FDA Chief Explains

Season 2025 Episode 7242 | 18m 07s

According to medical experts, some 260 million Americans are predicted to be either overweight or obese by 2050. Might drugs like Ozempic offer a way out? Or does a lack of regulation mean the drugs could cause more harm than good? Dr. David Kessler is a former FDA Commissioner and joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss his new book on the obesity crisis.

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