Billionaire media personality Oprah Winfrey has issued an apology for her role in promoting the “diet culture.”
In a candid revelation during a 3-hour live special for WeightWatchers this week, the talk show legend acknowledged her contribution to the weight loss industry and the unhealthy trend it perpetuates.
Oprah admitted, “I want to acknowledge that I have been a steadfast participant in this diet culture. Through my platforms, through the magazine, through the talk show for 25 years and online. I’ve been a major contributor to it.”
She recognized that this fixation on weight has set unrealistic standards for her audience over the years, standards that she herself couldn’t uphold. Oprah disclosed her own use of weight-loss medication to aid in her 40-pound transformation. Moreover, she stepped down from the WW board earlier this year to prevent any conflict of interest as the company ventured into the weight-loss medication market.
