The Aftermath: The French Pharma “Weight-Loss” Drug Scandal

New Year, New Guest Expert! On this week’s Aftermath, Rebecca speaks with journalist Laura Fraser about the ever-growing power and tremendous influence of the diet industry. Author of the book Losing It: False Hopes and Fat Profits in the Diet Industry, Laura shares some of her own personal struggles related to the industry's troubling history and alarming medical practices born of the unrealistic notion of thin equals happy and healthy. Afterward, Producer Clayton Early and Fact Checker Chris Smith stop by to revisit the verdict and ring in the new year. It’s official! Happy 2023 Alarmy!

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