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Meghan McCainis opening up about the pressures she’s facing over her body after giving birth to her second child.
“I just gave birth and I’m being urged to take a ‘miracle shot’ of Ozempic as a quick fix … It’s horrifying, unfair and disturbing — and I refuse,” she titled the candid piece.
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Aside from the usual questions, McCain said she’s also been asked if she plans to take Ozempic.
“Excuse me?” she continued, before she explained, “In case you’re unaware, there is a craze sweeping the nation: a new ‘miracle’ drug. One injection, once a week, for a cool $1,000 a pop, and you can just melt the pounds away.”
She noted that other celebrities likeChelsea Handlerhave said they use it, butclaim to not realize they were on it.
She later said there are “people who legitimately struggle with obesity and need Ozempic. But I am not one of those people,” so she’s shocked that “casual friends” and “industry acquaintances” have asked her about taking it.
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“Well, let me make one thing very clear. I’m not taking it. I refuse. There’s a clear moral issue here. It’s hard to take a drug because swimsuit season is around the corner, while others need it to stay alive. And how can this be healthy?”
She shared that she believes Ozempic is damaging to the progress that has been made concerning body positivity and acceptance over the past few years.
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Keeping her two young daughters in mind, McCain wrote, “As a new mother, I also have a responsibility to set an example for my daughters, who will one day face the same beauty standards. Their world will only be more challenging as social media seeps more deeply into the American mind.
“This is not the world I want for them, and not the world I want for myself.”
She concluded, “As for Ozempic, I would rather have a few extra pounds than shoot myself up with medicine. There ain’t nothing worth having that is easy to get. And that goes for my health and the health of my girls.”
source: people.com
