Illinois governor reveals 80-pound weight loss from GLP-1 medication

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 22 Sept, 22:20 · Archive

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker has disclosed he lost 80 pounds using a GLP-1 medication over two years.

Pritzker, 61, revealed the weight loss publicly for the first time in an interview, following a diabetes diagnosis. He said the medication, combined with daily exercise, has reduced his 'food noise' and he plans to lose more weight.

How it is being reported

• Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker discusses his use of GLP-1 and his 80-pound weight lossGov. JB Pritzker delivered one of the most high-profile political speeches of his life two years ago at Chicago’s Democratic National Convention. But now, two years later, Pritzker, 61, said he’s astounded to see photographs and video of that moment. Pritzker is for the first time revealing publicly that he’s lost 80 pounds with the help of a GLP-1 weight-loss medication, with plans to lose more. The governor laid bare his previously undisclosed medical history in an hourlong interview with the Chicago Sun-Times, saying the “food noise” is gone with daily exercise and the injections fueling…WBEZ Chicago · 22 Sept, 16:51
• Pritzker shares GLP-1 use contributed to 80-pound weight lossIn an interview with “CBS Mornings,” Governor JB Pritzker shared he has been using a GLP-1 for the past two years following a diabetes diagnosis.WIFR · 21 Sept, 18:10

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