598: GLP-1: What happens after the drugs?

What happens to consumers, and to the food and wellness industries, when millions of people come off GLP-1 medication?

With GLP-1 drugs surging in popularity, the food industry is already grappling with something far more complex than simply weightloss: who is this consumer, what do they need while on the medication, and crucially, what do they need when they stop?

In this episode of the Food Matters Live podcast, recorded at our Ascot event, our panel of experts dig into the physiology, the food innovation opportunity, and the gaps the industry is not yet filling. 

They explore how GLP-1 drugs alter taste and texture perception, why the craving for sweetness and alcohol diminishes whilst on the drugs, and what nutrient-dense, small-format product innovation looks like for a consumer eating far less.

They also look to the future, when patients come off medication, as the critical, underleveraged opportunity for functional food, probiotics, and fibre innovation.