#88 - Oprah, Ozempic & Ob*sity

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This week, we're coming in hot with a breakdown of Oprah, Ozempic, and ob*sity.... oh my!
A couple of weeks ago, Oprah did a TV special called “Shame, Blame & the Weight Loss Revolution," which was basically an hour-long infomercial for weight loss drugs. In this episode, we talk about:

• Oprah's history with diet culture & moral panic
• The difference between Oprah exercising her own body autonomy vs. going on TV to promote her diets
• A breakdown & critique of all the main points of the special (so you don't have to watch it!)
• And why framing ob*sity as a disease is both incorrect and a money-making tool for multiple industries.

Note: This episode doesn't do much of a deep dive about Ozempic & GLP-1 drugs themselves because we already did a whole episode on that! So, if you’re looking for specific info about side effects, effectiveness, risk/benefits, and more… go check out episode #68 - We Need to Talk About Ozempic & Wegovy.
Referenced in this episode:
Maintenance Phase - "Oprah Winfrey & the 'Wagon of Fat'"
Maintenance Phase - "Oprah Winfrey & 'John of God'"
Maintenance Phase - "Oprah v. Beef Part 1: The Rise of 'Veggie Libel'"
Maintenance Phase - "Oprah v. Beef Part 2: Apocalypse Cow"
Maintenance Phase - "The Obesity Epidemic"
Maintenance Phase - "Is Being Fat Bad For You?"
Maintenance Phase - "The Body Mass Index"
“Calling Obesity a Disease is a Classic Move in Pharmaceutical Profiteering" by Kate Manne
Flegal KM, Graubard BI, Williamson DF, Gail MH. Excess deaths associated with underweight, overweight, and obesity. JAMA. 2005 Apr 20;293(15):1861-7. doi: 10.1001/jama.293.15.1861. PMID: 15840860.
Fat Politics: The Real Story Behind America's Obesity Epidemic by Eric J. Oliver

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