Trust in corporate-controlled media is at an all-time low.
Americans are taking a second look at media figures once deemed credible.
Now Oprah Winfrey is pushing one dangerous message.
Oprah Winfrey became one of the most popular broadcasters in history and built a billion-dollar media empire.
One of the most notable aspects of Winfrey is her decade-long struggle with her weight.
She was a longtime supporter of WeightWatchers but has reportedly divested from the company.
New agenda in the weight-loss industry
Now Winfrey is pushing a new message that could have serious health implications.
During an ABC special titled An Oprah Special: Shame, Blame And The Weight Loss Revolution, Winfrey detailed her journey of yo-yo dieting and other pitfalls.
But now Winfrey is pushing drugs like Ozempic to deal with the problem of obesity.
She said in an interview, “The fact that there’s a medically approved prescription for managing weight and staying healthier, in my lifetime, feels like relief, like redemption, like a gift, and not something to hide behind and once again be ridiculed for. . .I’m absolutely done with the shaming from other people and particularly myself.”
However, medications like Ozempic come with serious side effects that are not being readily discussed.
Wonder drug?
For example, once people take Ozempic, they are never supposed to stop.
Former Big Pharma insider Calley Means explained in a recent interview with Tucker Carlson how the weight loss industry is shifting its focus away from self-control.
He said, “They’re saying, how can we actually say obesity is not your fault. Oprah, who’s involved with WeightWatchers, just apologized for preaching personal accountability over the past decades. She said it’s not personal accountability. We’re supporting Ozempic.”
Carlson asked, “You think Oprah got paid?”
Means responded, “She’s highly involved with WeightWatchers. Yeah, WeightWatchers has shifted from a personal accountability organization that it’s been, preaching for decades and is now a prescriber of Ozempic, but they’ve totally changed because Ozempic is a better business model because you never go off of it.”
Prior to Winfrey’s special, she announced that she donated “all of my shares at WeightWatchers to the Smithsonian Museum Of African American History And Culture.”
Sky News reported that in “December 2023, during an interview with American celebrity magazine People, [Winfrey] admitted to using weight-loss medication but did not say which one.”
However, the problem with drugs, aside from the side effects, is that they do not address the underlying issues.
Winfrey illustrated that fact when she described how in 1988 she lost 67 pounds on an unsustainable liquid diet, and then put the weight right back on.
“And after losing 67 pounds on a liquid diet, the next day, the very next day, I started to gain it back.”
Weight-loss drugs are not a panacea, and it’s dangerous to present them as such.
Pants on Fire News will keep you updated as this story develops.