Oprah Winfrey has candidly opened up about her brutal weight struggles and the shame she has felt about her body.
The 69-year-old media mogul hosted a panel in front of a live audience in New York City as part of Oprah Daily’s The Life You Want series.
She was joined by obesity specialists Fatima Cody Stanford and Melanie Jay as well as CEO of Weight Watchers Sima Sistani and psychologist Rachel Goldman.
The group attempted to ‘reframe the obesity and weight crisis,’ as Oprah argued: ‘I don’t know that there is another public person whose weight struggles have been exploited as much as mine.’
During the discussion, shared online on Wednesday, the experts insisted that obesity is a metabolic disease with some bodies ‘more predisposed to storing more fat’ – also known as adipose tissue.
Oprah candidly explained: ‘For those of us that are adipose storers, no matter how many times… You’ve all watched me diet and diet and diet and diet, it’s a recurring thing because my body…
Source: Linda Ikeji
