Oprah Regrets Promoting ‘Toxic’ Diet Culture, Says There’s Nothing Wrong w/Needing Assistance From Weight Loss Drugs

Oprah Winfrey

Oprah Winfrey Regrets Promoting ‘Toxic’ Diet Culture, Says There’s Nothing Wrong w/Needing Assistance From Weight Loss Drugs

Media mogul Oprah Winfrey is getting candid about the role she played in diet culture.

The OWN network founder spoke about her regrets over the matter during a recent Weight Watchers conference, sharing that herself and the company are now shifting their business practices.

Reportedly, Oprah Winfrey stated during the discussion:

“I want to acknowledge that I have been a steadfast participant in this diet culture. Through my platforms, through the magazine, through the talk show for 25 years and online. I’ve been a major contributor to it.”

She continued:

“I’ve shared how that famous wagon of fat moment on the Oprah show is one of my biggest regrets. It sent a message that starving yourself with a liquid diet set a standard for people watching that I nor anybody else could uphold,”

Oprah Winfrey went on to discuss how she’s struggled to maintain a socially acceptable weight, and doubled down apologizing for the role she played in setting unrealistic expectations for those who have supported her businesses. As she mentioned, and as we recently reported, Winfrey just spoke publicly about her previous unsuccessful attempt at weight, highlighting the time when she was only relying on dieting to see lasting results.

These days, the billionaire has been candid about her support for medical intervention and has been advocating for the use of wight loss drugs like Ozempic. As you may recall, Winfrey stepped down from the WW board earlier this year after admitting to using weight loss assistances drug to help her maintain a healthy weight and slim figure.

Oprah Winfrey

The remainder of the conversation reportedly focused on how the company and Winfrey, along with others in the industry, plan to shift their content from dieting for health to self-love and advocating for the use of medically prescribed weight loss drugs.

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