New York Post may be compensated and/or receive an affiliate commission if you click or buy through our links. Featured pricing is subject to change. Sometimes, portion control isn’t enough. You know how true the above statement is, especially if you’ve struggled with your weight most of your life. What you might not know is … Read more
Your genetic makeup could be the reason you’re not losing weight. New research from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Ben Gurion University in Israel found that one-third of people who followed a healthy diet did not lose any weight — although they did experience health benefits. Participants exhibited “significant improvements” in cardio-metabolic markers, including improved cholesterol, … Read more
WW International, formerly known as WeightWatchers, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Tuesday in a bid to cut its debt after Ozempic and other hugely popular obesity drugs upended its business model. Shares of the company, which once boasted of media mogul Oprah Winfrey as one of its top shareholders, slumped 40% in extended … Read more
NEW YORK (AP) — Ever since college, Brad Jobling struggled with his weight, fluctuating between a low of 155 pounds when he was in his 30s to as high as 220. He spent a decade tracking calories on WeightWatchers, but the pounds he dropped always crept back onto his 5-foot-5-inch frame. A little over a … Read more
This topic will no longer be weighing on Oprah Winfrey’s chest. Winfrey, 70, who was recently trimmed from the WeightWatchers board of directors after admitting she uses a weight-loss drug, will tackle the controversial topic of prescription weight-loss injectables like Ozempic, Mounjaro and Wegovy in an upcoming ABC primetime special. “An Oprah Special: Shame, Blame … Read more
Eli Lilly on Thursday launched a website to enable people to directly order from the drugmaker including its weight-loss medicine Zepbound as well as connect people with obesity and other conditions with telehealth companies. The service, called LillyDirect, comes on the back of extraordinary demand seen over the last year for powerful weight-loss drugs such as Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy. … Read more
Injection? Objection! Some WeightWatchers participants are crying foul over a decision by the die-hard diet organization — which helped Oprah Winfrey shed 40 pounds — to offer Ozempic to members on a subscription basis. The decision to legitimize the trendy, quick-fix semaglutide injectable follows the de-chub club’s steep decline in market value and subscriber count … Read more
WeightWatchers is taking a bite out of the weight-loss drug and telehealth industries. The weight-loss program — also known as WW International — is set to purchase the company Sequence. Sequence, a telehealth and medical subscription service, links patients with doctors who can prescribe them controversial weight-loss and diabetes drugs, such as Ozempic, Wegovy and … Read more
Stop hitting Oprah Winfrey up for her weight loss gummies _ because they don’t exist. A frustrated Winfrey took to instagram on Sunday evening to set the record straight about slimming products bearing her name and image. “And so it happened to me again today. A woman came up to me and said ‘Can you … Read more