08/04/2024
Oprah Winfrey combines weight-loss medication with hiking, working out and eating 'a healthy diet'.
Winfrey spoke with medical experts and guests who have taken weight-loss medications and experienced drastic physical and mental changes (mostly positive, though some negative).
Winfrey, who in December admitted to using weight loss medication, empathized with the guests who shared why they turned to prescription medications such as Ozempic, Mounjaro, Victoza and Wegovy.
"There is now a sense of hope and you no longer blame yourself," she said. "When I tell you how many times I have blamed myself because you think, 'I'm smart enough to figure this out,' and then to hear all along it's you fighting your brain!"
Obesity increases the risk for about 200 diseases, including heart disease, diabetes, asthma, hypertension, arthritis, sleep apnea and many types of cancer. Substantial weight loss is generally associated with health improvement, but that has not yet been shown with these medications.
Oprah revealed how starting weight-loss medication changed her life and set the record straight on obesity as "a disease, not a character flaw."