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Oprah's Done with the Shame.  The New Weight Loss Drugs.

Americans are increasingly using drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro to lose weight. And they got a big endorsement last week when Oprah Winfrey announced that she, too was using weight loss drugs. And it's not just Oprah, the decades-old weight management company Weight Watchers is also embracing the drugs, integrating them into the business model. NPR's <a href="https://www.npr.org/people/313122450/juana-summers">Juana Summers </a>speaks with Weight Watchers CEO Sima Sistani about the company's decision, and talks to NPR consumer health correspondent <a href="https://www.npr.org/people/96022165/yuki-noguchi">Yuki Noguchi</a> about what is known and unknown about these drugs. <a href="mailto:considerthis@npr.org">Email us at considerthis@npr.org</a> Learn more about sponsor message choices: <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a> <a href="https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy">NPR Privacy Policy</a>

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