Oprah Winfrey reveals Ozempic made her realize the truth about 'thin people'
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Oprah Winfrey said taking weight-loss drugs, like Ozempic and Wegovy, helped her realize the truth about 'thin people.'. Last year, the media mogul, 70, finally admitted to using an undisclosed GLP-1 — a type 2 diabetes medication that can also aid in weight loss — to shed nearly 50 pounds after decades of yo-yo dieting.
![[She did so while discussing the function and safety of these types of drugs with Dr. Ania Jastreboff on the latest episode of her podcast]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/23/00/94415033-14315339-She_did_so_while_discussing_the_function_and_safety_of_these_typ-a-5_1737592847531.jpg)
The admission came as a shock to fans as Oprah had previously denied using meds to slim down and even went as far as to slam the method as an 'easy way out.'. But now, having nearly reached her goal weight of 160 pounds, Winfrey is sharing her experience taking a GLP-1 and what it has taught her about the thin people she knows.
![[Once she started on a GLP-1, Winfrey realized that what she initially perceived as 'willpower' was actually an absence of intrusive hunger thoughts — often referred to as 'food noise']](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/23/00/94415031-14315339-Once_she_started_on_a_GLP_1_Winfrey_realized_that_what_she_initi-a-7_1737592848017.jpg)
She did so while discussing the function and safety of these types of drugs with Dr. Ania Jastreboff on the latest episode of her podcast. 'One of the things that I realized the very first time I took a GLP-1 was that all these years I thought that thin people had more willpower,' Winfrey confessed. 'They ate better foods. They were able to stick to it longer. They never had a potato chip.'.
![['And then I realized the very first time I took the GLP-1 that, they're not even thinking about it,' she said. 'They're eating when they're hungry and they're stopping when they're full']](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/23/00/94415035-14315339-_And_then_I_realized_the_very_first_time_I_took_the_GLP_1_that_t-a-6_1737592847673.jpg)
Oprah Winfrey said taking weight-loss drugs, like Ozempic and Wegovy, helped her realize the truth about 'thin people'; seen in December 2024. But once she started on a GLP-1, Winfrey realized that what she initially perceived as 'willpower' was actually an absence of intrusive hunger thoughts — often referred to as 'food noise.'.
![[Last year, the media mogul (left in 2023 and right in 2019), 70, finally admitted to using an undisclosed GLP-1 — a type 2 diabetes medication that can also aid in weight loss — to shed nearly 50 pounds after decades of yo-yo dieting. The admission came as a shock to fans as Oprah initially denied using weight-loss meds to slim down and even went as far as to slam the method as an 'easy way out']](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/23/00/78924357-14315339-Last_year_the_media_mogul_finally_admitted_to_using_an_undisclos-a-12_1737592848288.jpg)
