Weight Loss
How Ozempic Warps Our Relationship With Food and Pleasure
Weight loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy are just the latest in a depressing line of obesity ‘cures’.
Neo-Nazi Fight Clubs Are Fat-Shaming Men Into White Nationalism
Fitness groups and fight clubs exclusively for white men, known as “active clubs,” have become a crucial recruitment tool for white nationalists in the U.S.
A Weight Loss Specialist Explains the Ozempic Craze
“For the most part, doctors are not recklessly giving this medication to people who don’t need the weight loss.”
The Truth About Ozempic, the ‘Secret’ Celebrity Weight Loss Drug
Diabetic patients who need the medication are now facing shortages after unfounded claims that celebrities are using it to lose weight.
The Cult of Thinness Is Making a Depressing Comeback
For those of us who remember Slim Fast, Weight Watchers and “thigh gaps”, pop culture's return to aspirational skinniness is more than jarring.
'Fat Families': Inside TV's Most Brutal Weight Loss Reality Show
Viral clips from the 2000s Sky show are everywhere on TikTok, but what was being on the programme actually like?
Fatphobia Sucks, Especially If You're Trying to Have a Baby
Fat people are often told to lose weight before getting pregnant, but the science behind it is shallow and biased.
Watching Will Smith Lose 20 Pounds Was Oddly Emotional
The ‘King Richard’ star documented his weight loss journey on YouTube’s 'Best Shape of My Life' and it’s the most human we’ve seen him.
Why Weight Loss Goals for a Wedding/Office/Beach Body Never Work
If we want to feel healthier and better about ourselves, making a goal to "lose weight" is literally the worst way, with the highest failure rate.
These Scientists Created a Controversial ‘Weight-Loss Device’ that Locks People’s Jaws Shut
Within hours of the apparatus being announced on Twitter, detractors were lashing out, with some calling the device “evil.”
Here's the Big Secret to Looking More Like Your Instagram Fitness Crush
Some of them are more honest about their lives than others.
How to Lose Body Fat Without It Ruining Your Life
Your muscle mass is the key to good living; don't give it up in service of shedding "pounds" more quickly.