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Thin is back in, but did it ever leave us?

With the rise of shapewear and GLP-1s, is the end of the body positivity movement the beginning of "body fascism?" Getty Images hide caption

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Thin is back in, but did it ever leave us?

When TikTok user, Slim Kim, posted a video expressing how much she loves 'being skinny,' she set off a wave of internet discourse. What's the line between loving your body and dog-whistling fatphobia? This week, host Brittany Luse is joined by authors Emma Specter and Kate Manne to find out: what's so wrong with loving being skinny?

Thin is back in, but did it ever leave us?

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Monday

Moderate drinkers who also take weight-loss drugs like Mounjaro report drinking less alcohol, a new study finds.

Moderate drinkers who also take weight-loss drugs like Mounjaro, report drinking less alcohol, a new study finds. AzmanJaka/Getty Images hide caption

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Dizzy after one drink? Social drinkers on obesity drugs lose the taste for alcohol

A new study finds people who take weight-loss drugs also cut back on alcohol consumption. Researchers think the drugs could be a promising new treatment for addiction.

Social drinkers cut back on alcohol when on obesity drugs

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Friday

People with prescriptions for Ozempic and similar drugs had lower rates of intoxication and drug overdoses, according to a new study.

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Ozempic shows promise for alcohol and drug addiction, study finds

The weight-loss drugs are linked with reduced rates of excess drinking and opioid overdoses, suggesting they may tamp down substance use cravings too.

Ozempic shows promise for treating alcohol and drug abuse, study finds

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Friday

After nearly a decade, Oprah Winfrey is set to depart the board of WeightWatchers

Oprah Winfrey, pictured in January, said she will donate her stake in WeightWatchers and proceeds from any future stock options to the National Museum of African American History and Culture upon her departure from the company's board of directors. Chris Pizzello/AP hide caption

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After nearly a decade, Oprah Winfrey is set to depart the board of WeightWatchers

The announcement comes amid falling profits for the company. WeightWatchers has been facing declining stock prices since November as weight loss drugs, known as GLP1s, have soared in popularity.

Monday

Monday

Who can and cannot get weight-loss drugs
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Who can and cannot get weight-loss drugs

Drugs used for weight loss like Wegovy, Ozempic and Mounjaro are nearly everywhere in popular culture, but many patients struggling with obesity are still finding them hard to get. On today's show, what's slowing access to these drugs despite their long-term benefits for the economy and patients, and how social conditioning around obesity and excess weight clouds the conversation.

Who can and cannot get weight-loss drugs

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Wednesday

I try to be a body-positive doctor. It's getting harder in the age of Ozempic
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I try to be a body-positive doctor. It's getting harder in the age of Ozempic

A physician decided to stop talking to patients about weight, and focus on health instead. But the new weight-loss drugs forced her to rethink how to help patients without feeding into stigma.

I try to be a body-positive doctor. It's getting harder in the age of Ozempic

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Monday

Some people who take Ozempic and Wegovy report it tamps down their cravings for alcohol, and they're drinking less.

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Ozempic seems to curb cravings for alcohol. Here's what scientists think is going on

People taking weight-loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy report a dampening of the urge to drink. Here's how the drugs curb cravings and what that could mean for helping treat addiction.

Ozempic seems to curb cravings for alcohol. Here's what scientists think is going on

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Tuesday

Lifesaving or stigmatizing? Parents wrestle with obesity treatment options for kids
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Lifesaving or stigmatizing? Parents wrestle with obesity treatment options for kids

New weight-loss medications and bariatric surgery have the potential to spare children health and social problems. But some parents think they're sending kids the wrong message about their bodies.

Lifesaving or stigmatizing? Parents wrestle with obesity treatment options for kids

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Thursday