Coverage dated December 12, 2023 to December 13, 2023

Oprah Winfrey reveals she's using a weight-loss medication

Headline from NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

Oprah Winfrey recently detailed how the weight-loss medication she uses acts as a management tool. She added, “I’m absolutely done with the shaming from other people and particularly myself.”

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21 articles, oldest first.

  1. The Hollywood Reporter

    Oprah Says She’s Using a Medically Approved Prescription for Managing Her Weight After Years of “Yo-Yoing” (opens The Hollywood Reporter)

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    The Hollywood Reporter's feed description

    The 69-year-old media mogul revealed that she integrated the drug into her existing "holistic approach" of "regular exercise and other lifestyle tweaks" like WeightWatchers' points system: "I’m absolutely done with the shaming from other people, and myself."

  2. Fox News

    Oprah Winfrey admits to using weight loss medication: 'It felt like redemption' (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Oprah Winfrey has been looking slimmer in recent appearances, and now she's revealing that she's been using weight loss medication to aid in her efforts.

  3. CBS News

    Oprah Winfrey opens up about using weight-loss medication: "Feels like relief" (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    In an interview with People, Oprah Winfrey revealed that she recently turned to a weight-loss medication after years of struggling with her weight.

  4. NBC News

    Oprah Winfrey says she takes weight-loss medication, had to get over 'shame' about using it (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    The media mogul said "the fact that there’s a medically approved prescription for managing weight and staying healthier ... feels like relief, like redemption."

  5. New York Times

    Oprah Says She Is on a Weight Loss Drug and ‘Done With the Shaming’ (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    Ms. Winfrey has spent decades as a dominant figure in the country’s conversations about weight bias and dieting.

  6. Wall Street Journal

    Oprah Winfrey Says She Uses a Weight Loss Drug (opens Wall Street Journal)

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    Wall Street Journal's feed description

    She said in a magazine interview that a combination of diet, exercise and medication helped her slim down.

  7. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Oprah Winfrey reveals she's using a weight-loss medication (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    Oprah Winfrey recently detailed how the weight-loss medication she uses acts as a management tool. She added, “I’m absolutely done with the shaming from other people and particularly myself.”

  8. UPI

    Oprah Winfrey confirms she added weight-loss medication to regimen (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    Media mogul Oprah Winfrey confirmed Wednesday that she has used a weight-loss medication to help her shed pounds and get healthy.

  9. AL.com

    Oprah Winfrey says she takes anti-obesity medication, is ‘done with the shaming’ (opens AL.com)

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    AL.com's feed description

    “The fact that there’s a medically approved prescription for managing weight and staying healthier, in my lifetime, feels like relief."

  10. Insider

    Oprah says access to weight-loss drugs are a gift and not something to be ridiculed for (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    While Oprah Winfrey did not reveal the specific drug she uses, she told People that she takes it whenever she feels she needs to.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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