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Oprah Winfrey is reflecting on her role in ‘diet culture’, which is the subject of much debate in the current climate. The actor and producer was seen in a three-hour special called Making the Shift with WeightWatchers on YouTube, where he discussed his ‘major’ contributions to diet culture through his decades-long experience as a talk show host and television personality. Had apologized for. In the industry. (Also Read: Whoopi Goldberg explains why marriage isn’t for her but says, ‘a little hit and run isn’t bad’)
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During the show, Oprah said, “I want to acknowledge that I have been a steadfast participant in this diet culture. Through my platforms, through the magazine, through talk shows and online, for 25 years, I have been a part of this. Have been a major contributor.” I can’t tell you how many weight loss shows and makeovers I’ve done and they’ve been a staple since I’ve been working on television.”
On the ‘Wagon of Fat’ episode
He added, “I’ve mentioned that that famous wagon of fat on the Oprah show is one of my biggest regrets. It sent a message that starving yourself with a liquid diet sets a standard for people that I or anyone else cannot live up to. The very next day my weight started gaining back on… After years of thinking that my struggle with weight was my fault, that fat moment train was set in motion and it took me until last week to process it. It took time for the embarrassment I felt privately to become a national joke when my public yo-yo dieting moments became a national joke.
Earlier this year, in February, Oprah announced she was leaving the WeightWatchers board and donating her shares to the National Museum of African American History and Culture. She told Jimmy Kimmel Live that she decided to resign because of her show called An Oprah Special: Shame, Blame and the Weight Loss Revolution, in which she would talk about prescription weight loss drugs. The show was released in March.
