The chips are down: will diet drugs devour junk food?
Snack-food companies have long shown their adaptability to changing diets (https://www.economist.com/business/2024/08/18/can-big-food-adapt-to-healthier-diets?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners). How could the rise of appetite-suppressing drugs and fears about ultra-processed foods change the food we consume? How hearing aids and other lifestyle choices can reduce your risk of dementia (https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2024/08/05/how-to-reduce-the-risk-of-developing-dementia?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners) (11:00). And why it’s time to revive the siesta (https://www.economist.com/europe/2024/08/08/the-siesta-is-still-a-serious-business-in-europes-south?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners) (17:11).
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