Weight loss medications are everywhere right now. On social media, in celebrity culture, in GP surgeries and on unregulated websites. But what is the truth behind them and what are we not being told?Dr Jack Mosley is a practising GP with a special interest in metabolic health and weight loss management, and the author of Food Noise, a book that cuts through the noise around GLP-1 medications like Ozempic, Wegovy, and Mounjaro while offering evidence-based nutritional guidance for lasting weight loss.Many of you will know his father, the late and much-loved Dr Michael Mosley. He was a broadcaster who popularised intermittent fasting, the 5:2 diet, and reversed his own Type 2 diabetes through diet alone. Jack is very much carrying that torch making complex health science feel genuinely accessible while forging his own compelling path in the world of metabolic health.In this honest and genuinely eye-opening conversation, we cover everything from the science of food noise to the very real risks of muscle loss, the wild west of online pharmacies, and why the Mediterranean diet remains the most evidence-based dietary pattern we have.In this episode:What GLP-1 medications actually are and how they really workThe concept of food noise and why some people's is turned up louder than othersGrowing up in the Mosley household - tapeworms, leeches, and kombucha by the dinner tableWhy up to 40% of weight lost on GLP-1s can be lean muscle mass and why that is terrifyingThe wild west of online pharmacies and who is really prescribing these drugsWhy weight returns up to eight times faster than conventional dieting once you stopThe link between GLP-1s and reduced alcohol consumption and smokingIntermittent fasting and the debate around women and fastingWhy BMI is a terrible measure of healthThe Mediterranean diet and what it actually is and why it worksProtein, fibre, and the simple habits that make the biggest differenceWhat losing his father has taught Jack about health, time, and what really matters📖 Food Noise by Dr Jack Mosley - available now🎧 When Life Gives You Lemons - available on all podcast platforms Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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