The diabetes drug has become the latest weight loss craze, and it triggers bigger concerns over the inherited diet obsession within Latinx culture.
The package came in the mail with my name and address written in my mom’s round, curly handwriting. I knew what was inside the soft-puffed sleeve, and it immediately set off triggers in my body. She’d been telling me for weeks how incredible it was, how easy it was to use, and about the amazing, quick results — all the praise I’ve heard her use before about an innumerable number of weight loss schemes over the years as though she’s on Big Diet’s payroll.
Raised in Puerto Rico, she was surrounded by pageant culture, and along with most girls in her class, she went to modeling school from an early age. As a result, fat shaming and eating disorders were common, and she struggled with disordered eating since age 11. “Growing up, I just thought: I’m fat. I can’t be happy,” she said. Because she’s planning to go home for the holidays, Elena has been hunting down Ozempic for months, hoping to lose weight before seeing her family.
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