The Economist asked an astute question recently: with the arrival of effective and safe weight-loss drugs such as Ozempic, will thinness keep its elite appeal?

It’s a question that understands well the status games people play. Running a busy home and raising healthy and happy children, having a successful career, a happy marriage with a bouncy sex life and staying in shape is very difficult — and is therefore very much a “flex”...

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