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Oprah Winfrey apologizes for being a ‘major contributor’ to ‘diet culture’ over the past 25 years

The 70-year-old said one of her “biggest regrets” is when she brought out a wagon filled with 67 pounds of fat on her talk show.

The Oprah Winfrey ShowWinfrey was joined by actresses Rebel Wilson, Amber Riley and Busy Philipps as well as WeightWatchers CEO Sima Sistani and several doctors during the YouTube special. The group discussed the brand’s shift from promoting dieting to becoming a weight-health company, providing medical intervention through drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy. Getty Images“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,” she told People at the time.

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