Summary

People across the Black diaspora are increasingly turning to weight-loss drugs. How might this reshape our health, wellbeing and body image? T hese days, I barely make it through the week without seeing news about what weight-loss medications, such as Ozempic and Mounjaro, can now supposedly achieve. Beyond the health benefits of shedding fat, “GLP-1” medications are also touted to treat addiction , and, as reported recently, even lowering the risk of breast cancer .

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