Yoon Nam-no: "Mounjaro + Digestive Medicine = Eating and eating to lose 1kg"

Chef Yoon Nam-no drew laughter after revealing that he found both obesity treatment injections and digestive medicine inside his refrigerator. He shared his experience of using Mounjaro for weight loss but failing to suppress his appetite, leading him to continue eating while taking digestive medicine.

Yoon appeared as a guest alongside Nam Sung-Hoon on episode 89 of the JTBC entertainment program 'Please Take Care of My Refrigerator since 2014', which aired on the 20th. In Yoon's refrigerator, revealed for the Chuseok special, unexpected items appeared one after another, with a large amount of digestive medicine and Mounjaro injections drawing particular attention.

When the digestive medicine was discovered in the refrigerator, Yoon explained, "I took it because I had indigestion while I was on Mounjaro." As the MCs discovered the Mounjaro injections, surrounding chefs expressed surprise, asking, "You took it?" while Yoon calmly shared his experience.

Yoon's explanation was somewhat paradoxical. Although he was prescribed the injection to lose weight, he felt like he couldn't digest food properly after taking it. Without realizing this was a symptom related to the medication, he continued to consume food while taking digestive medicine.

The result was summarized in Yoon's characteristically witty expression. He said, "It did work. I lost 1kg," which prompted Kim Poong to retort, "Can't you just skip one meal?", turning the studio into a sea of laughter. Ahn Jung-hwan teased him, saying "Igin-jaro" (a play on Mounjaro and the word 'winner'), implying that Yoon's obsession with food had even overcome the weight loss effects of Mounjaro.

In fact, Yoon's 'Mounjaro challenge' is not a story being revealed for the first time. He previously appeared on chef Park Eun Young's YouTube channel 'Eun-young's Meal' in June, where he revealed that he was prescribed Mounjaro at a hospital run by Park's husband. At that time, when Park exposed him by saying, "He overcomes Mounjaro," Yoon explained in detail the situation where he could not resist his appetite even after taking the medication.

At the time, Yoon mentioned, "I once ran out during the filming of 'Please Take Care of My Refrigerator,' thinking, 'Why can't I digest this?' and took digestive medicine." However, the problem came afterward. He confessed that he continued to eat food while taking the digestive medicine, and at the time, he did not realize that the digestive discomfort he felt was related to the injection.

Yoon brought laughter by saying regarding the situation, "I didn't know it was indigestion. I just thought it was [the weight] dropping." Nevertheless, he emphasized, "It did work. I lost 1kg," self-deprecatingly mocking his own experience.

The professional nature of being a chef also adds flavor to this episode. For Yoon, food is not just a simple meal, but a profession and an object of creation. Since a chef must constantly taste food and check cooking status in the kitchen, his confession creates a comedic element beyond a simple diet failure story, as appetite and weight management can clash with a chef's lifestyle in different ways.

In particular, since gaining fame through 'Culinary Class Wars,' Yoon has also drawn attention for his uninhibited wit and strong love for food. As his straightforward way of speaking and extraordinary obsession with food combined with this Mounjaro episode, his character as someone with an 'appetite that overcomes even medicine' has become even more distinct.

However, this story about Mounjaro should be taken strictly as Yoon's personal experience from a broadcast. The digestive discomfort and weight changes Yoon reported do not appear the same for everyone, and the use of obesity treatment medications or their side effects requires medical professional judgment based on an individual's health status and prescription.

Nevertheless, the reason this story created laughter on the show is clear. The situation itself—choosing medicine to lose weight but being unable to give up the desire for food, and eventually seeking food again even while taking digestive medicine—fit perfectly with Chef Yoon Nam-no's character.

Ultimately, the Mounjaro revealed in this episode of 'Please Take Care of My Refrigerator' became not a symbol of diet success for Yoon, but another broadcast prop proving his appetite. What left a bigger laugh than the number 1kg was the chef's love for food, which was powerful enough to turn the name of the medicine into 'Igin-jaro.'