# Most Americans don't see GLP-1 weight loss as cheating

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## Reading

Nearly six-in-ten Americans (58%) reject the idea that using a GLP-1 medication for weight management amounts to “cheating,” according to a Verasight survey fielded Dec. 22, 2025 to Jan. 5, 2026.

About one-in-five (20%) do call it cheating, and roughly the same share (22%) are unsure.

## Topline

Do you believe using a GLP-1 medication for weight management is “cheating”?

Most Americans don't see GLP-1 weight loss as cheating.

- No: 58.1%
- Unsure: 22.1%
- Yes: 19.8%

## Methodology

- Mode: Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
- Population: United States adults
- Field dates: 2025-12-22 → 2026-01-05
- Base (unweighted): 1,000
- Margin of error: +/- 3.1%
- Module: predictions
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: weight for AI and predictions questions; weight_popculture for pop culture questions
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/2026-predictions#are-glp-1-medications-cheating](https://reports.verasight.io/r/2026-predictions#are-glp-1-medications-cheating)

## Citation

2026 Predictions Survey #2025-183, fielded December 22, 2025-January 5, 2026, N=1,000 United States adults, +/- 3.1%.

Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/2026-predictions#are-glp-1-medications-cheating](https://reports.verasight.io/r/2026-predictions#are-glp-1-medications-cheating)