oprah winfrey has apologized for being a “major contributor” to a toxic food culture.
While hosting a WeightWatchers live special,”cause a shift'' On Thursday, the billionaire media mogul expressed regret for his role in promoting unhealthy and unrealistic eating habits.
“I've been an active participant in this food culture,” Winfrey, 70, explained. “Through my platform, through magazines, through talk shows for 25 years, and online, I've contributed so much to that. I can't tell you how many weight loss shows and makeover shows I've been on, and I've never had a job on TV. They have been essential since I started.”
Winfrey continued to criticize famous athletes “Fat Wagon” That moment on the Oprah Winfrey Show in the late '80s was “one of my biggest regrets.”
“Fasting on a liquid diet sent a message to my viewers that I was setting a standard that neither I nor anyone else could live up to,” she said. “As I said before, the next day I started gaining weight back.”
The talk show host said the moment came after months of “fasting” on a liquid diet.
“That was the beginning of a vicious yo-yo cycle that ended with me literally fasting for months on a liquid diet, which resulted in my now famous fat-moment wagon.”
“It's really hard to love your body when the whole world is telling you it's not worth loving,” she added.
Winfrey's comments came months after she told People magazine In December, she announced that she had added weight loss drugs to her treatment regimen. She did not confirm which drug she would use.
“The fact that there is a medically approved prescription for managing weight and staying healthier has felt like a relief, a relief, a gift, and a blessing in disguise. It's not something to hide or be ridiculed again,” she said at the time. . “I’m done with being shamed by others, especially myself.”
Back in March, Winfrey announced that she would not run for re-election to Weight Watchers' board of directors for the first time in nearly a decade.
Watch the entire WeightWatchers live special below.
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