What happens when GLP-1s interact with eating disorders? About 1 in 8 US adults are currently taking a GLP-1. They’ve been described by a lot of people as a miracle drug – they treat high blood sugar and diabetes, and have also shown promise as a treatment for addiction and metabolic conditions like PMOS, formerly known as PCOS. And a lot of Americans are taking it for one reason: weight loss. But for people with eating disorders, that weight loss could be dangerous. So even though GLP-1s are a miracle drug for many struggling with certain health conditions – what does it mean that they’re becoming incredibly available to everyone? And how do we reckon with their place in a culture that prioritizes thinness… sometimes to the point of real danger to someone’s health? Brittany is joined by <a href="https://www.columbiapsychiatry.org/profile/allegra-i-broft-md"target="_blank" >Dr. Allegra Broft</a>, a psychiatrist and an assistant professor at Columbia University Medical Center who specializes in eating disorders, and <a href="https://hannahseo.com/"target="_blank" >Hannah Seo</a>, an independent journalist who wrote about GLP-1s and eating disorders for <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/apr/04/ozempic-semaglutide-eating-disorders"target="_blank" >The Guardian</a>. For more episodes about weight, body image, and culture, check out:<a href="https://www.npr.org/2026/01/09/nx-s1-5670240/chinese-peptides-ozempic-biohacking"target="_blank" >Peptides & the pursuit of the "perfect" body</a><a href="https://www.npr.org/2026/01/16/nx-s1-5677307/the-difference-between-losing-weight-being-healthy"target="_blank" >The difference between losing weight & being "healthy"</a><a href="https://www.npr.org/2026/04/20/nx-s1-5788715/the-strange-politics-of-pilates-manosphere-love-is-blind"target="_blank" >The strange politics of Pilates</a> Support Public Media.<a href="https://plus.npr.org/"target="_blank" > Join NPR Plus.</a> Follow Brittany on Instagram:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/bmluse/?hl=en"target="_blank" > @bmluse</a> For handpicked podcast recommendations every week, subscribe to NPR’s Pod Club newsletter at<a href="http://npr.org/podclub"target="_blank" > npr.org/podclub</a>. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. <a href="https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy">NPR Privacy Policy</a>

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