{"id":593276,"date":"2026-05-19T22:23:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T22:23:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/593276\/"},"modified":"2026-05-19T22:23:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T22:23:08","slug":"how-has-your-shopping-changed-in-the-era-of-weight-loss-drugs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/593276\/","title":{"rendered":"How Has Your Shopping Changed in the Era of Weight-Loss Drugs?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"css-ac37hb evys1bk0\">Getting dressed can be an emotional experience. The fit, cut or feel of a garment can inspire feelings of frustration, excitement, joy and self loathing. Clothes can also make us aware of how our bodies change over time. In the past few years, weight-loss drugs have altered how <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kff.org\/public-opinion\/poll-1-in-8-adults-say-they-are-currently-taking-a-glp-1-drug-for-weight-loss-diabetes-or-another-condition-even-as-half-say-the-drugs-are-difficult-to-afford\/\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">one in eight<\/a> Americans <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/08\/07\/dining\/ozempic-appetite-small-meals-restaurants.html\" title=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">eats<\/a>, <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/02\/23\/well\/move\/exercise-weight-loss-drugs-wegovy-ozempic.html\" title=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">exercises<\/a>, <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thecut.com\/article\/how-does-ozempic-change-dating.html\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">dates<\/a>, <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/01\/19\/travel\/airlines-weight-loss-drugs.html\" title=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">travels<\/a> and dresses.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-ac37hb evys1bk0\">The popularity of these drugs has also affected people not taking them. Many have noticed their favorite stores now <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/04\/05\/business\/plus-size-clothing-glp1s\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">stock fewer larger sizes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-ac37hb evys1bk0\">I\u2019m Yola Mzizi, and I cover fashion at The New York Times. I want to understand how the prevalence of weight-loss medications, whether you\u2019re taking them or not, has shaped how you dress and how you shop for clothing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-ac37hb evys1bk0\">Fill out the form below, and your response may be featured in an upcoming story. I\u2019ll read each submission and may use your contact information to follow up with you to learn more. I will not publish any details you share without contacting you and verifying your information. I also won\u2019t share your contact information with anyone outside the Times newsroom, and I\u2019ll only use it to contact you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Getting dressed can be an emotional experience. The fit, cut or feel of a garment can inspire feelings&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":593277,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[42],"tags":[181182,127204,102,6591,185451,189140,56,54,55,12116],"class_list":["post-593276","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-medication","tag-drugs-pharmaceuticals","tag-glp-1-ras-drug","tag-health","tag-medication","tag-ozempic-drug","tag-shopping-and-retail","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom","tag-weight"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/593276","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=593276"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/593276\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/593277"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=593276"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=593276"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=593276"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}