Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker discusses his use of GLP-1 and his 80-pound weight loss
Gov. 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…
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