About this episode

This episode explores the impact of weight loss drugs on various industries and public health.

In this series, Going Deep, we’ll be doing bite-sized explorations into the most interesting industries, businesses and economic events… in Australia and around the world. For today's episode, we're diving into the weight loss drug economy - a $58 billion industry built on injections that hack your hunger signal. We've seen food companies scramble to reformulate their products, airlines calculate what lighter passengers mean for their fuel bill and gyms completely rewrite their pitch. In this episode, we'll explore how Ozempic and Wegovy went from diabetes treatments to cultural phenomena…and what a world of meaningfully lighter people actually means for business, public health, and your hip pocket. _ Note: This recording took place in February 2026. All numbers noted were accurate as of this date. Want to lean how to go from a Saver to Investor in just 7 days - watch our new series  here Download the free app (App Store): http://bit.ly/FluxAppStore Download the free app (Google Play): http://bit.ly/FluxappGooglePlay   Daily newsletter: https://bit.ly/fluxnewsletter   Flux on Instagram: http://bit.ly/fluxinsta   Flux on TikTok…

People in this episode

Host: Flux

Topics covered

• weight loss
• business impact
• healthcare
• economic events
• food industry
• cultural phenomena

Keywords

• Ozempic
• Wegovy
• weight loss
• business
• health
• economic events
• food companies
• airlines
• gyms

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Ozempic, Wegovy

Places: Australia

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