Friday, May 10, 2024 - Billionaire media personality, Oprah Winfrey has apologized over the role she played in promoting the “diet culture”.
The talk show legend opened up about her influence in the
weight loss industry during a 3-hour live special for WeightWatchers this week
and she owned the fact that she'd been feeding into this unhealthy trend for
years.
Oprah said;
"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 admitted this fixation on weight set an unrealistic
standard for her audience over the course of decades, which she nor anyone else
could uphold.
Oprah herself has admitted to using weight-loss medication
to aid in her 40-pound transformation. She even stepped down from the
WW board earlier this year, to avoid a conflict of interest as the company made
its way into the weight-loss med game.
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