Lately, I keep seeing ads and videos popping up about the so-called Himalayan pink salt weight-loss trick. Supposedly, all you have to do is drink a little pink salt water in the morning and—just like magic—your belly fat melts away. Some of the ads even show Oprah Winfrey talking about it.
Here’s the truth: it’s fake.
Oprah has never endorsed this “trick.” In fact, she’s spoken out publicly saying she has nothing to do with it. The videos and posts you see floating around online are AI-generated deepfakes—fake images and voices designed to look and sound like her. Scammers are using Oprah’s name and reputation to sell pink salt and weight-loss products that don’t work.
I’ll admit, when I first saw them, I almost believed it. Oprah is someone a lot of us grew up trusting. But after digging a little deeper, it became obvious—it’s just another scam preying on people who want an easy fix. And honestly, don’t we all wish there was one? But there isn’t.
Pink salt isn’t going to magically make the pounds fall off. At best, it’s just salty water. At worst, it can raise your blood pressure and cause other health problems if you drink too much of it. The only real “trick” here is the scam itself—tricking people into buying a lie.
I think it’s important to call this stuff out because it makes me angry when people take advantage of our hopes and struggles. Weight loss, health, and self-care are already hard enough without being fed snake oil.
So no—Oprah isn’t doing the pink salt trick. Neither should you.
