Oprah Winfrey reveals she uses weight-loss drugs, calls it a ‘gift’
Oprah Winfrey revealed that she uses a weight-loss drug as part of her health routine. After calling use of medication “the easy way out,” she now says it’s “like a gift.” NBC’s Emilie Ikeda reports and Dr. Roshini Raj joins TODAY on how the Winfrey is helping lift the shame of treating obesity.
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I think it's awful that diabetics in the U.S cannot access the medication, while ppl who have money are at the head of the line. Not blaming Oprah, or anyone else taking Ozempic. However the ones who really need it for diabetes should be given preference.
@gabriellar9576
8 ай бұрын
I have a little sibling with Type 1 so when I hear anything about the priority of healthcare, I am totally with you on the necessity to cater to the people who need it the most first.
@abrnat4403
8 ай бұрын
We are short of Ozempic in Canada also. My husband won’t be able to get it until the end of March. Ozempic is not approved in Canada for weight loss so a lot of people are struggling to find their meds here. As my daughter said, ‘wrong time to come clean that her weight loss is more important than non-wealthy people's diabetes’. Not a class act 😡
@joyceparrotta3432
8 ай бұрын
What is it Oprah is taking?
@valeriejohnson8771
8 ай бұрын
@@abrnat4403 I wasn’t aware of that we are short of this medication in Canada. Is it for the same reason as in the U.S? Wow!
@I_Love_Furbabies
8 ай бұрын
I blame Oprah. She created a loss and a lie.
No one is talking about the side effects. That's a big consideration
@DavidKen878
8 ай бұрын
Unless you’re actually at your doctor’s office about to get a prescription written, why do we need to discuss the side effects? Especially when that’s a discussion that should be had with your doctor.
@Brooklynlife1000
7 ай бұрын
Hopefully she gets them so others can learn from her b.s
@JesusAlways1st
6 ай бұрын
I always discuss side affects with my doctor. If the side affects out weight the illness, I refuse the medication and find a natural route! With pharmaceutical companies, profits come before people, and with some doctors as well.
@MyAccountIs17YearsOld
2 ай бұрын
@@Brooklynlife1000 It just happened 😂😂😂😂😂😂
@MyAccountIs17YearsOld
2 ай бұрын
@@DavidKen878 😂😂😂😂 Shut up
⚠️ Tell us the side affects or you’re being irresponsible. It slows the digestive system so much that it’s making people ill. People are vomiting up food they ate DAYS before. That ain’t right. Increased risk of Thyroid Cancer. So many things. ⚠️
@murphychurch8251
8 ай бұрын
Well, it's a medication for diabetes patients anyway. It's just unbelievable that so many people are prioritizing the easy weight loss over any concerns, isn't it? Just for a side effect that helps their vanity and/or laziness. Imagine if people would start using chemotherapy for weight loss and then complain about the hair loss and vomiting. I could understand if people took it who are so obese that they can't even get up and walk. But as it is, it's rather the people who are just somewhat overweight, or sonetimes not even overweight.
@DavidKen878
8 ай бұрын
Umm.. if you’re depending on someone else to tell you the side effects of a medication, YOU’RE being irresponsible.
@CityChristina
8 ай бұрын
Yup, look at Sharon Osbourne. She regrets it now as she cannot eat anymore.
@Here.i.am.sendme
7 ай бұрын
@@DavidKen878legally it’s their responsibility not the patients
@DavidKen878
7 ай бұрын
@@Here.i.am.sendme Oprah doesn't have a legal responsibility to do anything
Defending a hypocrite. Superb journalism!
@brightblonde3508
7 ай бұрын
💯
@MissJade805
7 ай бұрын
She’s not being a hypocrite.
@dl1659
6 ай бұрын
@@MissJade805 holy Oprah shill here, she is absolutley. Diet and exercise, period. If you take this drug you simply do not have the will power.
@DemonDog444
4 ай бұрын
@@MissJade805she actually is
@SeasonedWoman1900
2 ай бұрын
May you go through what she has!!
We are not fat because of genetics and biological conditions. We are fat because food is good, we love food and we eat way too much food.
@moniquebaskett338
6 ай бұрын
We are fat because we don’t know what the industries are putting in our food. All additives aren’t good additives.
@ewa.kaminska
2 ай бұрын
Plus industries stuff our food with loads of preservatives, chemicals and addictive substances. If you compare the obesity rates in US and Europe it's a huge difference.
@heybro6105
Ай бұрын
@@moniquebaskett338no, we're obese because we overeat, don't exercise, and lie about what we eat.
@user-od8pv4et5t
3 күн бұрын
People are also fat because they are eating a bunch of non-nutritive garbage and because it’s garbage their bodies are not getting what they need so they crave more and more and more and more and more. And then people spend their entire day sitting on their arses, eating and looking at screens. THAT is why they’re fat
Really OPRAH? We have had enough of you. Go sit down now.
It is sad, my husband takes Ozempic for his diabetes. He can hardly get it, the pharmacy always out.
Defending a FRAUD AND LIAR!!! WOW!!
She shouldn’t be a rep for Weight Watchers while losing weight off of a weight loss drug. She can stop with her sob story. She lied until she realized no one believed her.
@patriciajones6771
7 ай бұрын
She owns part of that business.
@grandmashouse627
7 ай бұрын
What else is she lying about. We should all send her book back to her.
@sueq.8296
7 ай бұрын
The drug Works when you have a healthy diet. So why wouldn’t she use weight watchers?
@SorrentoShore
7 ай бұрын
She can do what she wants She looks happy and looks great!
@patriciajones6771
7 ай бұрын
@@SorrentoShore Don't be fooled, sometimes a lot of people, especially CELEBRITIES, they appear to be happy, and they are really not. They know how to "PUT ON THE HAPPY FACE" NOT everthing is what it seems. All we can do is wish her all the best.
Eating her last meal at 4 PM. Unrealistic for anyone who actually works for a living.
@ahill4642
8 ай бұрын
Probably intermittent fasting. Many people do it, even working people.
@wiggly103
8 ай бұрын
She probably gorges or over eats . There is no way she stops eating at 4pm and becomes obese
@minavamp2811
8 ай бұрын
fast 16 hours and eat 8 hours in a 24 hour time frame, is very manageable that most people can do it. another word is skip eating breakfast and just eat lunch and dinner. that should give you a 16 hour daily fasting.
@lamantharichardson8778
8 ай бұрын
You can adjust it for your schedule
@lindegirl333
8 ай бұрын
How can she attend all those parties after 4 and not eat especially with her eating disorder of loving food 😮
Doing it on your own is exercising, eating healthy and the right amount, sleeping enough. Taking.a drug with dangerous side effects and promoting the drug is called irresponsible!
Just realize liars are everywhere!
Because of Oprah, I now face a shortage of getting Ozempic. As a diabetic patient.
@pattiobrien5408
8 ай бұрын
I was thinking that might be an issue. I love her but she didn’t think it through before making it public.
@Thelagniappelife
8 ай бұрын
There is no shortest of Ozempic, period!
@lamantharichardson8778
8 ай бұрын
Not true
@Just-Princess
7 ай бұрын
Just Oprah?
@BakerStudiosIndy
6 ай бұрын
@@Thelagniappelife Meanwhile, in the real world, my pharmacy has been unable to obtain my Ozempic (used top manage my diabetes) for four months out of the last year due to the global shortage. Unfortunately, this meant stopping the Ozempic cold turkey. The effects were more than unpleasant.
She is allegedly a share holder for Ozempic ….. no surprise there !!!! so Weight Watchers does not work ? Sorry to all those who follow WW…. Lots of side effects when taking Ozempic
@lucillejerome5511
8 ай бұрын
Weight Watchers does work it you want it to. Any weight loss program will work if you are motivated.
@rossnr100
7 ай бұрын
Ww works but ozempic will help better and combining the two could give better results then one or the other.
This woman just needs to stop with it already! This story is very telling !
@Rosiepoohtargaryen
8 ай бұрын
Yes its kinda sad. Its been 60 years and she's still not happy with her looks or hasn't seeked therapy or maybe weight loss surgery. Jeez its always pills or some dangerous diet to lose weight she's promoting obviously none of her weight stuff worked
@StokedLamb
7 ай бұрын
@@Rosiepoohtargaryen she perfectly happy and has been. These all revolves around her making $ off big pharma via WW. It's always about the bottom line. ;)
@alianaweston2286
7 ай бұрын
I think you need to “stop with it”. Go away.
@alianaweston2286
7 ай бұрын
@@StokedLamb she has literally refused to name which specific drug she is taking. So there goes that theory you made up in your head.
@StokedLamb
7 ай бұрын
@@alianaweston2286 lol. Ok 👌🏼.
This medication is for people with Diabetes.🙏Diabetics are trying to keep their AC1 down. Some celebrity doctors have told their patients that this will help them with their weight loss. And now the same medication that is made for Diabetics is the same medication that is going up in price. 🔥
Boycott oprah
Right. From Weight Watchers to Big Pharma celebrity spokesperson. She needs the money apparently.
@denise8016
8 ай бұрын
She believes in both.....what's the problem?
@patriciajones6771
7 ай бұрын
She is doing it for the good of many, Not for the money, She is worth BILLIONS. She struggled with weight her whole life.
@user-od8pv4et5t
3 күн бұрын
Must not be as wealthy as she used to be then
……Everyone, EVERYONE in L.A. uses Ozempic.
@chenaim23
8 ай бұрын
Yes 😅
@kisha4040
8 ай бұрын
I don't
@eddieg6436
8 ай бұрын
@@kisha4040 ……well, sure, the overweight people don’t (or those who don’t care!).
@ahill4642
8 ай бұрын
Or can’t afford it. Or are too smart to ingest something that dangerous.
Dangerous injections
Did she ever temporarily donate any of her Hawaiian land to the displaced in Hawaii
Hypocracy much???
so she finally admitted the "weight watchers programme" does not work......lying als always.
GLAD SOMEONE TOLD THE TRUTH🎉
@TallulahStClaire
8 ай бұрын
After she shamed ppl and saying it was an easy way out. She claimed it was WW. She lied and now being the narcissist she is, she says she is tired of being shamed, but she was the one shaming. She is not the person she presents herself to be
@nebo2073
8 ай бұрын
she lied until a week ago. or as she says "speak your OWN truth" lol
@nanjenkins5132
7 ай бұрын
@@nebo2073lied until she got caught. She wasn’t going to reveal this on her own.
She DID burn off alot ...oh wait, that was Maui. 😮
@carmmigliore7381
7 ай бұрын
excellent. :L)
Don't understand why everyone is applauding her for using a drug to drop weight...rich people can buy this drug for their vanity but the people who really need it can obtain it from what I am reading.
She has all the money to have the best personal trainers and nutrition but takes Ozempic okaaay
Opfraud
If It’s a disease, then why is this disease worse and more people have it than before? Other countries don’t have as much obesity disease as much as Americans.
@cynthiaromero2658
4 ай бұрын
It's called overeating. Americans have been conditioned to expect larger than nornal portions. We need to stop snacking our lives away.
After all the recent stuff that’s come out about her I don’t trust her.
But the hardest hit community can’t afford it. It’s a rich drug because insurance won’t cover it and who can afford the cost? Especially in this economy. The lower classes can’t afford it. Even middle class can’t in most circumstances. I think it’s great but it’s sad that most people don’t have access to that kind of help.
@johnyang1420
8 ай бұрын
No one said the lower classes could afford it. They will probably come out with a cheaper alternative.
@ahill4642
8 ай бұрын
That’s a blessing because it’s Dangerous.
@JesusAlways1st
6 ай бұрын
Pharmaceutical companies, and some doctors, put profits before people. That’s how they get super rich. Medications should not cost a leg and an arm. Oops, it’s 2 legs and 2 arms now!! Shameful!! 😢
@Tanilleashleyy
3 ай бұрын
I am lower class and I get it through insurance for $1 a month
Fraud…. Victim…. Poor poor millionaire…. Waugh……
Are you done with lying too Miss O? maybe Maui is next on your honestly tour
When your rich enough to have people swat donuts out of your grasp 24/7
Opah is evil!!!
she drank 2 gallons of wine every day she's a liar
she's such a hypocrite. "i've got to do this on my own" and goes off to take a weight loss DRUG.
I have a feeling Mariah Carey, Christina Aguilera and Kelly Clarkson is also using Ozempic... Compare the photos of them recently and a few months ago.. they have huge weight loss
@elainemarra9790
8 ай бұрын
Vanessa Williams too
@JesusAlways1st
6 ай бұрын
Kelly Clarkston said she used a diet this well known cardiologist I see on KZread. She ate according to his method.
@motivationreality
5 ай бұрын
This medication is for people with Diabetes.🙏Diabetics are trying to keep their AC1 down. Some celebrity doctors have told their patients that this will help them with their weight loss. And now the same medication that is made for Diabetics is the same medication that is going up in price. 🔥
Here’s a news story which sure didn’t age well!
How irresponsible to promote a drug so dangerous!
Ozomprah
@ethioluv1dalluS
8 ай бұрын
😂😂😂😂😂
PEOPLE PS DO NOT BUY INTO OPRAH'S GAME'S.
Isn't Ozempic going to cause side effects??
Why would this person say that taking a drug to lose weight is holistic?
A work colleague has a cost of a1/3 of his paycheck to pay for ozempic. Just a while ago he was complaining it was 1/4. It's not fair, it's not ethical to inflate the price for those who Already depend on Ozempic for their life, to pay for others vanity, pretending it's about health.
@staysunny170
6 ай бұрын
Eat healthier move more. That cost significantly less.
Its for diabetes and it is not a weight loss drug. Celebrities are using it to lose weight.
@DavidKen878
8 ай бұрын
False! You do realize medications can be used to treat multiple diseases/disorders right?
@patriciajones6771
7 ай бұрын
What a stupid Statement, many medications are used for different things, for instance BOTOX, initially was not made for FACE WRINKLES, VICKS VAPOR RUB is being used for Toenail Fungus.and the list goes on,
@WYAHT_YAHSHARAL_TSABAOTH_YAH
21 сағат бұрын
@@DavidKen878Excess body fat isnt a disorder, its not good for you, but its not a disorder
@DavidKen878
5 сағат бұрын
@@WYAHT_YAHSHARAL_TSABAOTH_YAH I didn't say it was smh. Bad enougg you're responding to old comments, but you're responding talking nonsense. Go touch grass or something
So no one gonna talk about that rock and her scam of hawaii
The fat check from the pharmacutical company, thats the gift
Is the drug called Aiesha, Azhanaé, Jaiden or Ajani? Why was she so offended by my 'batwing tops'? I wore those style shirts to cover my fat when I was heavier. Drink water, take a walk, stop eating junk. Eating large bowls of popcorn or a salad was my diet food when I wanted a crunchy snack. So were smoothies or as much Jello was I wanted. So when I, Aiesha drink a gallon of water daily it is toxic and a mental health concern. When Oprah does it...she is releasing shame for woman around the world. Please stop the lies.
Oprah is rich and can afford a chef, meal Planner, Dietician, have her lips suture. I'm sick of her stories. Not a good role model.
Obesity is not a disease..it can be an added way to bring diseases into the body..but NOT a disease in itself
Lead a life of dishonesty
All Eyes on Oprah and HAWAII!!!
Doctors are on the payroll too, so don't expect too much explanation of side effects. It's the opioids of the 90s all over again. We'll find out the bad things it does to the body in 10 years.
What people see is a liar and a hypocrite.. Someone to say they can do it on their own Even if it calls for therapy. But she has no self Control.. It's not hard to exercise.
Ozemprah Winfrey
Such a liar
Yeah... she is a monster.
She’s been saying she did it the hard way, I need to do it on my own, now the truth is out but she’s the victim…….for lying, she’s made a career from lying
Who has "blamed and shamed" Oprah? It's all in her head, I'd say. Or, could she not also equally notice how much support, recognition, acknowledgement and applause she gets for her successes her efforts from the viewing public? That's orders of magnitude more than many people get through a lifetime. The only shame and blame she deserves is whining victimhood despite so much blessed privilege. Disgraceful.
@cynthiaromero2658
4 ай бұрын
Exactly. She needs to stop those voices in her head. The years of concern for her weight issues are gone. No one cares. In another week no one will be talking abot her. Time to move on.
She didn’t name the drug because she’s probably waiting to get a contract from them for endorsing the drug 😅
Nothing new for me ,I knew it from day one when she looked thiner .
There's absolutely nothing wrong with using a GLP-1 agonist, but her using it does reveal that it's nearly impossible to adhere to the calorie restriction demanded by WW programs long-term without the support some kind of medical intervention that reduces appetite and cravings and produces a sense of satiety after eating such small meals.
@lucillejerome5511
8 ай бұрын
HYPNOSIS works.
@Olive_O_Sudden
8 ай бұрын
@@lucillejerome5511 Hypnosis is not an effective treatment for anything.
@lucillejerome5511
8 ай бұрын
@@Olive_O_Sudden Where did you learn that? It wasn't from any professional medical group. It has been used successfully for many years. I'm not talking about the stuff you see on shows or television! Look up some genuine medical sites
@Olive_O_Sudden
8 ай бұрын
@@lucillejerome5511 Have you ever done a WW program? WW is a low-calorie diet, and like all low-calorie diets, it's really difficult to adhere to by people whose bodies don't experience satiety, who often always feel hungry and have strong cravings for certain foods even when they aren't very hungry. If it was truly a diet that a person could sustain long-term without always feeling hungry or thinking about food (which happens when you're semi-starving), then Oprah wouldn't have needed the GLP-1 agonist to stick to it.
@lucillejerome5511
8 ай бұрын
If you think 'diet', nothing works. If you think a new way of living and add foods carefully and slowly, any food program will work. Wsnt s quick fix to lose weight for a party or a wedding, anything quick will do the trick, but that's not sustainable. @@Olive_O_Sudden
Your not ment to use this drug for long term use, its not been tested properly either. Alot of people just take the risk, like with the Covid jab, not me, not worth it.
@cynthiaromero2658
4 ай бұрын
Covid and obesity are not the same.
@tinkingtinking2134
4 ай бұрын
@@cynthiaromero2658 it's about putting something in your body that hasn't been tested for obesity. Ozempic hasn't been tested for obesity , was designed for people who are diabetic , having diabetes is different to having obesity. I have a friend taking it for weight loss and she's really unwell, has been on it for 2 years and her guts is a mess. As for the Covid vaccine I wasn't prepared to be a lab rat, if your were that was your risk, but I wasn't. Still won't
Opera let all lies come outta her mouth shame on her
I watched and I learned nothing new from her TV special. Off topic: We must reduce our daily salt and/or sugar intake. That's a simple step towards weight loss.
@cynthiaromero2658
4 ай бұрын
Especially sugar. Read food iabels!!
I am sorry but it is the easy way out. The problem that causes people like Mrs. Winfrey to overeat needs to be addressed. What a vein person she must be. Bless the rich, they can really buy it all.
Its so amazing to me how they all are justifying how she lied, its kinda sickening 🤷🤷🤔🤔💯💯
@SorrentoShore
7 ай бұрын
Watch the video again and you might comprehend
Oprah must have bought shares in Ozempic.
She is full of sugar, Honey Ice Tea
Here we go again with her weight loss
No one cares -
@WaLEeDaN
8 ай бұрын
I do
@lesliegaskill650
8 ай бұрын
No one cares
Oprah is the foster child for OZEMPIC 2:0😂😂😂😂😂
It seemed like an expensive infomercial. It has also made the shortages insurmountable.
How many diets has she been on now??😮
Hahah with so much money she’s has and she couldn’t pay a nutritionist or a trainer ? Everyone wants the easy way with no sacrifice 😂😂😂 surgeries
Give her 5 years
Obesity is NOT a disease. It’s more a lack of control & gluttony.🤦🏻♀️
I can't stand Oprah...
This may very well one day be up for the Nobel Prize. Wegovy, life changing for me. Haven’t had any unpleasant side effects this far. Though I am experiencing pleasant side effects. I sleep like a baby, better then I can remember I ever had. I feel a light sense of calmness during the day. It’s the calmness after the hunt and desperation is over. Congrats to me 😇
I thought she was doing it on her own - but, it's ok...I am happy for her.
She must have stock in the company.
@cynthiaromero2658
4 ай бұрын
She does iwn interest in the drug but no longer in Weight Watchers.
Liar
Stop the hating and shaming..she’s only a human being…focus on yourselves
Good for her. Looking good
She’s awful
She is taking Mounjaro shots. It’s the best on the market.
The wicked never rest.
I think it is good that she told the truth.
@lucillejerome5511
8 ай бұрын
But does she have a financial share in the company now, just like she's had a share in WW?
@officialmkamzeemwatela
8 ай бұрын
After lying
@z4CNatural
8 ай бұрын
I agree. It’s better that celebs are honest so that people struggling with their weight so not compare themselves to an unrealistic standard
@user-ht7fy1mh9i
7 ай бұрын
Oprah is nothing more than a successful con artist.
Yeah because proper diet and exercise is so difficult
WHO CARES SHE HAS ALL THE MONEY IN THE WORLD
Her drug isnt meant for weight loss now imagine if she regain the weight way more or even better she gets bad kidney issue like Ozempic does
It's called plastic surgery....
@1991-present
2 ай бұрын
It’s called ozempic
She's only confessing cause she was cornered.
She's always been a con artist.
Why not address issue of High Fructose Corn Syrup which is the culprit of ultra processed food. real cause of epidemic of Diabetes and fatty liver disease in children.
A gift.. never mind it being unhealthy. Oprah promoting bs again. 😐
Nice clone. Almost looks like the real oprah.
Always been a liar…got paid from Weight Watchers
The gift that keeps on giving when it landed her in the hospital because it was all “coming out both ends” (her words not mine)