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When Benji Xavier struggled to find clothes that fit him on a shopping trip in August 2021, he decided things needed to change.Xavier, 28, based in New Jersey, had always struggled with his weight and spent many years trying fad diets that left him miserable."I lost weight, but it wasn't in the healthiest way. I was kind of falling victim to that toxic diet culture," he told Business Insider.He's not alone: the US diet industry was estimated to be valued at more than $70 billion in 2023. However, attitudes toward weight loss appear to be shifting. The rise of GLP-1s…