“I don’t know that there is another public person whose weight struggles have been exploited as much as mine,” Oprah said recently before a live audience at the Hearst Tower in New York City. The State of Weight, a conversation with Oprah, obesity specialists Fatima Cody Stanford, MD, and Melanie Jay, MD, Sima Sistani (CEO of WeightWatchers), and psychologist Rachel Goldman, PhD, part of Oprah Daily’s “The Life You Want” series, helps reframe the obesity and weight crisis that affects two out of every five adults globally.
Watch this conversation here, then check out our related curriculum. The goal of the package is threefold: to bust medical myths and legitimize obesity as a chronic disease that requires intervention like any other condition, rather than a failure of willpower; to discuss the safety and efficacy of the new weight loss drugs, such as Ozempic, Wegovy, and Mounjaro, everyone is buzzing about; and to help surface and bridge the inequities and prejudices and remove shame and stigma of living in a larger body. The Oprah Daily curriculum is a bid to mainstream the science and psychology behind this epidemic, giving its uniquely diverse audience all the tools they need to manage their own medical care and mental health. No topic is off-limits.
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In a groundbreaking conversation with Oprah, Oprah Daily Insiders, and obesity specialists Fatima Cody Stanford, MD, Melanie Jay, MD, Sima Sistani (CEO of WeightWatchers), and psychologist Rachel Goldman, PhD, we debunk long-standing myths about weight. Become an Oprah Daily Insider now to access this conversation and the full “The Life You Want” Class library.
Cassie Hurwitz (she/her) is an associate editor at Oprah Daily, where she covers everything from culture to entertainment to lifestyle. She can typically be found in the middle of multiple books and TV shows all at once. Previously, Cassie worked at Parents, Rachael Ray In Season, and Reveal. Her love language is pizza (New York slices, Chicago deep dish, and otherwise).
