Episode
The New York Times Presents: Weight of the World
Overview
As GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic soar in popularity for weight loss, following three people on their own GLP-1 journeys and exploring how decades of diet culture and society's relentless pursuit of thinness paved the way for their rise.
Details
- Series
- The New York Times Presents
- Season
- Season 3
- Episode
- Episode 4
- Air date
- 2024-11-22
- Runtime
- 61 min
Episode context
Weight of the World is Episode 4 in Season 3 of The New York Times Presents. It aired on 2024-11-22. The runtime is 61 min.
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