Appetite-Suppressing Drugs and Apocalyptic Food Trends Define 2025 Dining Culture

In 2025, a cultural shift away from food enjoyment emerged, driven by widespread use of appetite-suppressing medications like Ozempic, Mounjaro, and Wegovy. These GLP-1 injections, taken by over half of users who struggle to afford them, eliminate hunger and pleasure in eating rather than just promoting weight loss. London's affluent Highgate Village residents exemplified this trend, with restaurateurs adapting menus for diminished appetites through canape meals and tiny plates. Simultaneously, apocalyptic food preparation gained popularity as responses to climate crises, with The Times publishing guides for middle-class preppers stocking luxury canned goods. European governments advised citizens to stockpile food while Americans took apocalypse-proof cooking courses. Cookbooks like Alison Roman's 'Something from Nothing' and Bold Bean Company's promotional book became bestsellers, emphasizing pantry staples and preserved foods. The UN predicts 200 million climate refugees within 25 years as food systems struggle amid real-time crises in Gaza and Sudan. This dual movement—pharmaceutical indifference toward food and prepper-style preservation—reflects broader anxieties about environmental collapse and economic instability.