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People’s bodies are changing in the age of Ozempic. How are we meant to talk about it?

The Guardian Society Health · 25 August 2026 at 17:00

People’s bodies are changing in the age of Ozempic. How are we meant to talk about it?

Discussing people’s bodies can be fraught.

We asked eating disorder experts how to do so – or not – responsibly In the age of Ozempic and people being open about plastic surgery , discussion about people’s bodies is rife .

At the same time, nobody seems quite sure how to talk about them, as shown by recent coverage of celebrities like Ariana Grande .

It is a fraught topic.

We asked eating disorder experts for guidelines to follow when talking about other people’s bodies, and how to do so without doing harm.

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People’s bodies are changing in the age of Ozempic. How are we meant to talk about it?

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