It was an Instagram comment that made me cringe. Barbra Streisand wrote in response to her recent post on Melissa McCarthy’s Instagram, “Thank you, have you accepted Ozempic?”
The question “Isn’t that a mistake?” may be swirling in your head. Is that a genuine question? Are you insensitive? Is it okay to ask someone if they take weight loss drugs like Ozempic? Both stars have since spoken out.
“OMG – I posted a photo on Instagram of the beautiful flowers I received for my birthday! Below that was a photo of my friend Melissa McCarthy, who I sang with on the Encore album. She was amazing !”” Steisand I wrote to X on tuesday. “She just wanted to compliment her and say her words. She forgot the world was reading her book!” McCarthy followed up with: instagram video: “Bottom line: Barbra Streisand knows who I am, she asked me out, and she thinks I look good. I win today.”
Still, experts say anyone interested in helping someone lose weight, no matter how well-intentioned, should tread carefully and, in some cases, not ask at all.
“In our society, we’ve become so accustomed to talking about looks and asking questions about someone’s weight that we don’t even think about the impact it has on the person being asked,” he says. Masu. Elizabeth Altunkara, director of education for the National Eating Disorders Association. “Asking about someone’s weight or commenting on their appearance perpetuates a toxic food culture and can harm people with body image issues, eating disorders, or eating disorders. ”
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“Medical matters are private.”
If you want to know how someone lost weight, you’re not the bad person. They often ask questions, she says, “partly out of curiosity, and partly because I want others to follow their example and learn more weight loss tips.” Deborah Kerr, Director of the Center for Social Science Innovation and Professor of Sociology, Boston University. “But in this case, Melissa wasn’t posting about her weight loss. She was sharing a photo of herself in a beautiful pastel dress on her way to honor a friend at a gala.” McCarthy’s Body The attention to physique reflects a larger social issue, with people with fuller figures, especially women, receiving more attention than anything else.
“It’s always inappropriate to ask someone if they’re taking obesity drugs,” he says. Dr. Fatima Cody Stanford, an obesity medicine physician-scientist at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School. “We never ask patients if they are taking medications for things like depression, diabetes, or high blood pressure. Obesity is a disease, so we never ask patients if there is a medication to treat obesity.” We believe that what you are wearing is within our scope. ”
Also keep in mind that “someone’s medical issues are private and should not be commented on publicly or privately.” Dr. Melanie JayAssociate Professor, New York University Langone Health School of Medicine.
Asking specifically about Ozempic could be considered critical. “The problematic idea that larger people lack self-control and discipline and overeat is pervasive,” Kerr added. “The other side of the coin is that people who lose weight through medication rather than diet or exercise are thought to be ‘taking shortcuts’ or ‘not doing the work.'”
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Ozempic, how to talk about weight loss
Kerr recommends people stop criticizing other people’s bodies and how they lose weight. But if you want to ask someone about their journey so far, give them some background. “Perhaps they mentioned that we were interested in losing weight and thought they might have some tips considering their own recent weight loss. Also, their weight loss They may have other health tips as well, but in doing so we are not reducing a person’s existence to a single metric: weight. ”
Jay suggests saving these conversations for close friends and family members who are open to sharing information about weight loss medications. Cody Stanford added, “Unless someone tells us this information directly, it’s none of our business. If someone is curious about how to deal with weight and wants to ask their friends and family, Consider approaching them with your questions.” You may want to explain your own struggles and learn more about what strategies you can take to cope with the chronic disease of obesity. not. ”
Also, always double-check before posting anything online.
Contributed by: KiMI Robinson
