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""Ozempic and the other GLP-1 medications are among the most important medical breakthroughs of our time. Off the Scales captures the many facets of this fast-moving story, including the decades of scientific research that led to their creation, the stories of early patients and the culture change required to understand obesity as a medical condition rather than a character flaw. Donnellan is a gifted storyteller who brings complicated subjects to life and offers a hopeful vision for how these therapies are transforming lives and reshaping our approach to health care."" --Leana Wen, M.D., Washington Post contributing columnist and author of Lifelines ""Aimee Donnellan provides a riveting and impeccably researched deep-dive into the murky world of drug development and casts a light on the little-known characters who have dedicated their lives to rewriting the rules of science. Off the Scales also chronicles the decades-long clash of titans between the bulging fast food industry and the powerful weight loss industry--and introduces us to the almost-too-good-to-be-true drug that may well end it all. Ultimately, the book presents a scathing critique of the big corporations that have shamelessly leveraged people's insecurities to get rich, and offers a mixed prognosis for the future: Ozempic may hold a world of promise, but there could be a far darker side that we're only just starting to see."" --Josie Cox, journalist and author of Women, Money, Power

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Aimee Donnellan is a columnist at Reuters, where, since 2017, her reporting has focused on the pharmaceutical, airline, and insurance industries. Previously, she was The Sunday Times's banking correspondent and covered the bond market for the International Financing Review. She holds degrees in English and history from the University of Ireland, Galway, and in journalism from the London School of Journalism. She lives in Galway with her wife and two children. Off the Scales is her first book.

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