TV producer and former daytime talk show powerhouse Oprah Winfrey has left the board of weight-loss company WeightWatchers after revealing that she uses drugs as a \u201cmaintenance\u201d plan to maintain her weight.<\/p>\n
Winfrey<\/a> admitted last year that she began using pharmaceutical drugs and not just dieting programs to maintain her weight loss and to avoid \u201cyo yoing\u201d up and down in weight, CNBC<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n Winfrey said, she initially had \u201cshame about it\u201d but is now accepting the drug use<\/a> and openly admitting it.<\/p>\n \u201cI now use it as I feel I need it, as a tool to manage not yo-yoing,\u201d she told People<\/a> magazine.<\/p>\n \u201cThe fact that there\u2019s a medically approved prescription for managing weight and staying healthier, in my lifetime, feels like relief, like redemption, like a gift,\u201d Winfrey<\/a> added.<\/p>\n This month, Winfrey announced that she will not run for re-election to the board off WeightWatchers and will leave the company. It was not revealed if her admission to the use of pharmaceutical drugs as part of her weight maintenance regime is the reason for leaving, CNBC reported.<\/p>\n Winfrey acquired a significant stake in the company after using the company\u2019s weight loss program. She became a board member in 2015 and has been an active promoter of WeightWatchers<\/a>, appearing in many commercials and print advertisements for the company.<\/p>\n But now, Winfrey said she is leaving the board and even donating her sizable shares to the National Museum of African American History and Culture.<\/p>\n Oprah<\/a> owns about 10 percent of the company\u2019s stock and is their single largest shareholder, ABC News<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n Shares in WeightWatchers tumbled by as much as 25 percent in trading after the news of Winfrey\u2019s departure broke.<\/p>\n In her announcement of her decision to leave the company and divest her interests, Winfrey said, \u201cI look forward to continuing to advise and collaborate with WeightWatchers and CEO Sima Sistani in elevating the conversation around recognizing obesity as a chronic condition, working to reduce stigma, and advocating for health equity.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWeight health is a critically important topic and one that needs to be addressed at a broader scale. I plan to participate in a number of public forums and events where I will be a vocal advocate in advancing this conversation,\u201d the TV mogul added.<\/p>\n \u201cIn addition, I have decided to donate my interest in WeightWatchers to the National Museum of African American History and Culture. I have been a long-time supporter of this worthy organization, and I am proud to continue my support.\u201d<\/p>\n WeightWatchers said it was supporting of Winfrey\u2019s decision to leave the weight-loss<\/a> company.<\/p>\n \u201cMs. Winfrey<\/a> is making the donation to support the NMAAHC\u2019s goal to promote and highlight the contributions of African Americans and to eliminate any perceived conflict of interest around her taking weight-loss medications. In addition, Ms. Winfrey intends to donate the proceeds from any future exercises of her WW stock options to NMAAHC,\u201d WeightWatchers said in a statement.<\/p>\n The company, though, has been on a downward trend over the last few years.<\/p>\n On Wednesday, WeightWatchers released its fourth-quarter report from 2023 and revealed that it lost $88.1 million, more than twice the loss during the same period in 2022.<\/p>\n This article appeared originally on The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n The post Oprah Leaves WeightWatchers, Sinks Stock Price After Admitting Truth About Weight-Loss Drug<\/a> appeared first on The Gateway Pundit<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" TV producer and former daytime talk show powerhouse Oprah Winfrey has left the board of weight-loss company WeightWatchers<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25732","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\n