GLP-1s and the new weight-shaming paradox
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Weight-loss drugs such as GLP-1s have become ubiquitous, but the social judgment is flipping: people are shamed whether they take the meds or opt not to, with personal stories of pressure, rising medicalized weight talk, and experts urging not to replace old obesity stigma with a new form of coercion.
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