The wave of Ozempic has taken over Hollywood in unprecedented ways. With celebrities like Tracy Morgan and Elon Musk admitting to using the controversial drug to help with weight loss and with the internet having so much to say about it, TV host and author Al Roker is finally giving his thoughts on Ozempic use and the challenges with weight loss.
In an interview with Daily Mail, Roker said food is “unlike any other addiction or dependence.” He continued, “You can live without alcohol, you can live without cigarettes, whatever that drug of choice is... but you’ve got to eat, and so for some people, it’s just difficult.”
The father of three had gastric bypass surgery in 2002, and even though he’s been an open book about his weight loss journey, he acknowledges that everyone is different. “I’m not gonna judge anybody,” he told Daily Mail. “If this is what works for them, I mean, who are we to say, ‘Oh, don’t do that.’ As long as it’s safe and effective, good for you,” he continued.
Unlike Roker, the internet always has a lot to say about people losing weight and the methods in which they do. For example, billionaire TV host Oprah Winfrey continues to be open about struggles regarding her weight, but that doesn’t stop outsiders from commenting on it and even suggesting she was using Ozempic, like ex-Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly.
We know the internet is cruel, and that’s why Roker said he doesn’t even like giving people advice on what they should do. “I am very loath to give people advice about that because it’s like anything — you have good days and not so good days, you still have emotions, things like that,” he said.
At the end of the day, if you haven’t gone through it, you simply wouldn’t know about the real struggles of food addiction and weight loss. Roker continued, “it’s tough and everybody’s got to face that, and they’ve got to figure out their path.”
Roker has previously said his gastric bypass surgery 22 years ago changed his life. Now, Roker and his daughter, Courtney, have just released their own cookbook called “Al Roker’s Recipes to Live By: Easy, Memory-Making Family Dishes for Every Occasion.”