An American Girlhood in the Ozempic EraParents, activists, and doctors are divided about giving children new weight-loss drugs. At age 13, Maggie Ervie became one of the first to take them.
What to Know About BerberineThe supplement TikTok influencers call “nature’s Ozempic” isn’t FDA-approved and its long-term effects are unclear.
ByBindu Bansinath
secrets
My Weight-Loss LieFor years, I refused to tell most people about my gastric-sleeve surgery — eventually I couldn’t stomach hiding the truth any longer.
ByLauren Brown West-Rosenthal
first person
I Woke Up Skinny One DayIn our thin-obsessed culture, that may sound like a dream. It’s been a nightmare.
Mounjaro and MeBody positivity was my salvation from an anti-fat world. Then my doctor prescribed me an injectable weight-loss drug that upended everything.
BySamhita Mukhopadhyay
health
Life After Food?A diabetes miracle drug has become an off-label appetite suppressant, changing the definition of being thin and what it takes to get there.