Johann Hari - Beware The Thrill of The Magic Pill I The impact of diet and weight-loss trends

Johann Hari is a prolific author, deep thinker, and seasoned guest of The Imperfects.

In this episode, Johann takes the guys on a deep dive into the Western food system, and how processed food has completely derailed our nutritional wisdom.

Our relationship with food is a very personal one, and Johann and Josh get vulnerable about how they have used food to manage emotions. They discuss how vanity comes into play, the plethora of risks and benefits to the new weight-loss drug like Ozempic, and if their introduction of could derail any notion of self-acceptance.

This episode does discuss eating disorders and suicidal ideation so tread carefully, and only listen to this episode when you’re ready.

Johann, it is always a pleasure. This is a big and tricky conversation, and we thank you for having it with us.

0:00 – Why aren’t we as ripped as our great-grandparents?
10:01 – Blaming ourselves for bigger systems at play
14:30 – Johann’s origin story with Ozempic (and food in general)
23:10 – Preparing for a famine that will never come
32:16 – Japan – The Food System Holy Land
43:11 – How do you feed kids good food?
48:04 – Let’s make a pros and cons list
1:04:14 – Magic, Sin, Punishment
1:10:39 – Is this all about vanity?
1:18:14 – Treating the symptoms vs treating the cause

🎧 Things to listen to:

Johann Hari - The Importance of Connection - https://apple.co/4fE5V8n
Johann Hari - Why You Can’t Pay Attention - https://apple.co/4flaoMG
Johann Hari (P1 1) - How Can We Change? - https://apple.co/40liAIJ
Johann Hari (Pt 2) - Why Do We Do What We Do? - https://apple.co/3UokTH2

📖 Things to read:

The Magic Pill by Johann Hari - https://bit.ly/3NHoyw1
Johann’s other books - [https://johannhari.com](https://johannhari.com/)

💻 Things to look into:

Prof. Tracey Mann research into dieting - https://bit.ly/4eKbDEB
Bee Wilson’s research into baby food - https://bit.ly/3ZtpklZ
Dr. Paul Kenny research into the obesity - https://bit.ly/3ZbtZsm

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