On abandoning “fattertainment”: Why the way we talk about childhood obesity matters
SalonIn Oprah Winfrey’s recent primetime TV program, “An Oprah Special: Shame, Blame and the Weight Loss Revolution,” the talk show host sat down with Maggie Ervie and her mother to discuss adolescents using blockbuster drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy to lose weight. In her recent special and in old episodes of “The Oprah Winfrey Show,” Winfrey allows children to speak candidly about their weight, often showing in raw detail how obesity takes a toll on them mentally, socially and physically. “With cameras following the families in crisis, as well as candid conversations live in the studio, the children and their mothers address the emotional roadblocks that contribute to childhood obesity,” the episode’s description read. Behavioral and lifestyle changes are still considered “the first line of treatment,” but for some children, they aren’t enough to help lose weight.
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Oprah Winfrey apologises for her major role in encouraging 'diet culture': I have been a steadfast participant
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Oprah Winfrey apologises for her ‘major’ role in ‘diet culture’
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“Making The Shift”: 6 things we learned from Oprah Winfrey's live broadcast with WeightWatchers
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