#13 Fat Jabs Jabs & their Impact on Drinking Low/No

Low No Drinker: for mindful, sober curious & alcohol-free Gen-X drinkers

And now for something a little different…

This week things take a more scientific turn as I speak to Food & Beverage Consultant Hamish Renton.

Hamish is the MD of HRA-Global and, with 20 years of experience in the food and beverage industry, is in a unique position to shed some light on the newest but little-known fad to be impacting the low-and-no industry.

The ‘fat-jab’ is gaining increased notoriety among celebrities, social media and tabloids as everyone from the ex-Prime Minister to your Gran turns to them to help manage their weight loss.

But what is the unrealised knock-on effect on the low-and-no-alcohol beverage industry?

These medications, which are already being used for their side effects and not what they were initially designed for, are affecting how swathes of Americans (and now Brits) are approaching consumption of everything from food to alcohol and the relationships we have with others along the way.

How will the low/no beverage industry respond? Will this mark the launch of yet another new category? Are the short-term effects going to have long-term impacts on independent producers who already face mounting struggles just to keep up with the big-alcohol Joneses?

This is a truly fascinating subject, dive in with me now…
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Chapters

1. Introduction (00:00:00)

2. Who is Hamish & what do HRA-Global do? (00:01:34)

3. HRA-Global & Low/No (00:04:37)

4. The alcohol-content of Kombuchas (00:07:52)

5. What are fat-jabs? (00:10:02)

6. Liraglutide (00:11:37)

7. Semaglutide (00:12:31)

8. How they're taken (00:13:11)

9. Side effects (00:14:29)

10. How they affect alcohol/drug-consumption (00:17:13)

11. Brain chemistry & tolerance (00:21:08)

12. Impact on low-and-no drinkers (00:23:26)

13. Impact on Walmart (00:28:20)

14. UK studies (00:30:17)

15. Low/no drinks industry impact (00:31:25)

16. New categories (00:34:33)

17. Wider impacts & additional ingredients (00:40:03)