Overview

• Winfrey posted an Instagram photo announcing Elizabeth Gilbert’s memoir All the Way to the River as her latest book club pick.
• She turned off comments on the post as renewed discussion focused on her medical approach to weight management.
• Winfrey has said she began using a GLP-1 after a 2021 knee surgery and later confirmed the therapy publicly in December 2023.
• She has described the drugs as a tool she uses as needed to prevent yo-yo dieting and has said she is done with weight shaming.
• New Zocdoc data reported by the New York Post shows GLP-1 appointment bookings rose 18% after her 2023 disclosure, with larger spikes following Whoopi Goldberg and Serena Williams reveals.