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Oprah Winfrey Says Participating in ‘Diet Culture’ Is ‘One of My Biggest Regrets’

Oprah Winfrey is taking responsibility for her contributions to diet culture — and sharing her plans to “do better.” At an event she hosted with WeightWatchers — called “Making The Shift: A New Way to ...
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Oprah Winfrey is owning her contribution to diet culture

Dr. Tressie McMillan Cottom joins Oprah Winfrey and WeightWatchers at “Making the Shift: A New Way to Think About Weight” live event on May 9th, 2024. (Photo: WeightWatchers) Oprah Winfrey hosted ...
Black Enterprise

Oprah Winfrey Regrets Being A ‘Major Contributor’ To Diet Culture: ‘I Want To Do Better’

Winfrey recalled a 1988 episode of 'The Oprah Winfrey Show' where she rolled 67 pounds of fat on a wagon on stage to show how much weight she had lost at the time. Oprah Winfrey is owning the part she ...
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Oprah Winfrey apologizes for being a ‘major contributor’ to ‘diet culture’ over the past 25 years

Oprah Winfrey took accountability for promoting unsustainable methods of weight loss over the years during a three-hour live WeightWatchers special for WeightWatchers. “I have been a steadfast ...
CNN

Opinion: What Oprah gets right about diet culture

Editor’s Note: Adrienne Bitar is the author of “Diet and the Disease of Civilization” and a lecturer in American Studies at Cornell University. The views expressed in this commentary are her own. View ...
Rolling Out

Oprah Winfrey has been a ‘steadfast participant’ in America’s diet culture

Oprah Winfrey has been a “steadfast participant” in America’s diet culture. The 70-year-old TV star acknowledges that she’s played an influential role in shaping the conversation around diet and ...
NBC New York

WeightWatchers CEO just sent an internal memo to employees as stock crashes, amid debt concerns, Oprah exit

WeightWatchers CEO Sima Sistani has sent an internal memo to employees attempting to reassure them that the financial position of the company is solid and its new clinical business related to the ...
Variety

Oprah Winfrey Regrets Being a ‘Major Contributor’ to Diet Culture: ‘I Own What I’ve Done, and Now I Want to Do Better’

Oprah Winfrey apologized for her contribution to diet culture in WeightWatchers‘ “Making The Shift: A New Way to Think About Weight” livestream on Thursday evening. At the beginning of the livestream, ...
The Grio

Oprah Winfrey is owning her contribution to diet culture

Oprah Winfrey’s high-profile journey with body image and weight is well-known; now, the media maven is acknowledging how she has contributed to the same unhealthy diet culture she’s been hurt by. On ...
People

Oprah Winfrey Says Participating in ‘Diet Culture’ Is ‘One of My Biggest Regrets’

She cited her 1988 on-air “wagon of fat” demonstration as a mistake, adding that she now wants to ”do better” Kevin Winter/Getty Oprah Winfrey is taking responsibility for her contributions to diet ...
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Oprah Winfrey is owning her contribution to diet culture

Oprah Winfrey hosted “Making the Shift: A New Way to Think About Weight,” a three-hour live event in partnership with WeightWatchers. Oprah Winfrey’s high-profile journey with body image and weight is ...