Movie: La piqûre de la minceur

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Nathalie Simard
Nathalie Simard

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Bernard Lavallée
Bernard Lavallée

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Arnaud Granata
Arnaud Granata

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Rémi Rabasa-Lhoret
Rémi Rabasa-Lhoret

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Marilou Vincent
Marilou Vincent

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Émilie Ricard-Harvey
Émilie Ricard-Harvey

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Alexandre Chadi
Alexandre Chadi

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Janick Coutu
Janick Coutu

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Alain Girard
Alain Girard

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Pascal Chrétien
Pascal Chrétien

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    A quest for the truth about a hot topic: the worldwide craze for appetite suppressant drugs like Ozempic, designed to treat diabetes but popularized for weight loss. How can we explain this obsession with thinness in a society that is trying to accept the diversity of all bodies?

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    2024-04-18

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