Chef and TV personality Andrew Zimmern has harsh words for a new kind of food set to hit stores. On May 21, with the restaurateur at Los Angeles International Airport where he talked about a hot-button topic: how the rise in weight loss drugs might affect how people eat. During the stand up interview, field reporter Charlie Cotton asked Zimmern what he thought the impact of weight loss drugs on the food industry as a whole might be.
While the face of “Andrew Zimmern’s Spilled Milk” newsletter said he loves the idea of these medicines helping people, especially “for those in an obese category or if they have comorbidities,” he did not mince words about some users of the drugs. “There is something a little messed up about people buying $200 — $300 injectables and jamming them into their stomach just to look better,” Zimmern said in the clip after talking about the high costs associated with fighting “processed-food-related diseases.” Zimmern then spoke on what he calls the irony of “some big processed food companies” coming out with foods meant to be .
“I think the really sad truth is we’re gonna have more processed food that costs $5 or less to go with your very expensive injectable,” he said. “I also think linking a drug like Ozempic with a food line is about as messed up as it gets.” Zimmern did not immediately respond to TODAY.
com’s request for comment. This interview comes on the heels of Nestlé’s May 21 of its new food line, Vital P.