Is the growing use of GLP-1s reshaping ideas of Black beauty?

People across the Black diaspora are increasingly turning to weight-loss drugs. How might this reshape our health, wellbeing and body image? Don’t get The Long Wave delivered to your inbox? Sign up here These days, I barely make it through the week without seeing news about what weight-loss medications, such as Ozempic and Mounjaro, can now supposedly achieve. Beyond the health benefits of shedding fat, “GLP-1” medications are also touted to treat addiction, and, as reported recently, even ...

By Nesrine Malik