The Appetite Economy
GLP-1 Drugs, Food Noise, and the New Business of Wanting LessBy Alvaro Varn
Length6h 17m
About this audiobook
What happens to a society built around wanting more when medicine helps some people want less?
GLP-1 drugs have changed the conversation about appetite, weight, craving, shame, and control. But the real disruption is larger than any single prescription.
The Appetite Economy is a sharp, humane cultural nonfiction book about what these drugs reveal: food noise, body shame, Big Food, insurance, telehealth, celebrity secrecy, class access, and the old belief that appetite is simply a test of willpower.
For decades, people were told to control hunger while industries profited from making hunger louder. Then a class of drugs arrived that made some people describe something startling.
The wanting got quieter.
This is not a medical guide. It does not tell listeners whether to take, stop, or seek GLP-1 drugs.
It is a book about the culture that made appetite profitable, punishable, and endlessly personal.
Audiobook details
GenreHealth and Wellness, Psychology
Length6 hrs 17 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJul 5, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Opening Credits
2A Note on the Evidence
3Chapter 1: The Drug That Made Wanting Quieter
4Chapter 2: Food Noise
5Chapter 3: The Old Morality of Appetite
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6Chapter 4: Biology Enters the Argument
7Chapter 5: The Secret Injection
8Chapter 6: The Price of Quiet
9Chapter 7: Big Food Meets Smaller Desire
10Chapter 8: Thinness Was Never Over
11Chapter 9: When Wanting Less Spreads
12Chapter 10: The Body After the Drug
13Chapter 11: The New Shame
14Chapter 12: Life After Willpower
15Closing Chapter: The Future of Wanting
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