Bonus Episode: Media Roundup!
Added 2022-09-29 09:00:05 +0000 UTCIt's bonus episode time, and there is news to discuss! This month, we're talking through some recent fat- and diet-related media:
Washington Post: What if the calories and energy balance model is simply wrong?
Inside America's obesity epidemic: How America's weight (and weight loss) aren't so simple
Bill Maher is back on his bullshit
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Comments
My grandma was a fat 90 yo. She lived to 94! She only lost weight the last 6 months of her life when her dementia took hold of her. I much preferred my happy, fat, mentally with-it grandma
Debra Davidson
2025-04-08 17:20:45 +0000 UTCI worked at a nursing home in high school. Old people come in all sizes.
Minda Carpenter
2025-02-05 01:52:23 +0000 UTCMy aunt lived to be 99 and had oscillating between 300-400lbs since she was about 40. I swear her weight helped keep her going that long! She was just a couple months from 100 <3
JCCTigris
2024-02-01 21:55:09 +0000 UTCListening back to this today I realised I have met a fat 90 year old. My great grandmother!
Varsha Ramakrishnan
2023-12-29 12:14:50 +0000 UTCI really want to say that my grandmother in law was a fat lady about town and she lived to be 90 and my theory is it was because she was fat right up until she got sick in her 80s
2023-11-06 17:51:54 +0000 UTCYorkies are the best!The 'not for girls' advertising was very successful.
Rosemarie Cawkwell
2023-10-31 13:45:18 +0000 UTCFunny story — I came out to my mom a few years ago and while she’s trying to understand and accept gay people, she has had trouble. After some discussion, she told me “I think the reason why I have had a thing against gay people is because the only gay person I interact with on a regular basis is that one obnoxious guy at work who always brags about vacations with his boyfriend that his parents pay for.” The guy’s name is Jeff. When I heard the segment at 27:50 I lost my mind — sent the snippet to my mom and she said she’s glad she’s not the only one who’s annoyed by Jeff 😭😭😭 btw things are cool now. My mom has a way to go but she is good at pronouns and regularly goes to local drag shows with me :)
Sam Concklin
2023-09-05 23:42:23 +0000 UTC"Maintenance Phase: the podcast where we shout differently"
Melissa Lobo
2023-08-10 15:07:09 +0000 UTCI have diabetes and the fact that in that first story they say that there would be x% fewer cases of diabetes based on people's shopping habits is so bananas and reductive. Diabetes is such a complex disease and there are a huge number of factors that we *think* can cause onset, including genetics (the biggest one), stress levels, environmental factors, etc.
2023-06-07 19:26:25 +0000 UTCCan we stop referring to any kind of food as “junk”? That sounds like diet culture propaganda to me.
Sloppy Goblin Girl
2023-03-30 15:59:49 +0000 UTCAgreed, I like the term “minority”…. I use it to describe myself as an ethnic minority member (in the US and elsewhere). Language evolves and changes over time. I don’t like the term “oppressed” - I find it to be patronizing, but ultimately Audrey and Michael are free to use whichever terms feel best to them.
2023-03-04 16:57:15 +0000 UTCthanks so much for explaining a concept I definitely didn't know anything about lololol. anywayssss I know that people have used it incorrectly and euphemistically. but I and many other """"minorities"""" take issue with it for a variety of reasons, including the fact that there are more accurate and descriptive terms like "marginalized," "oppressed" etc. I said what I said lol.
Rai
2023-02-07 13:17:38 +0000 UTCMinority has commonly meant two things, not just in regards to the actual size of a population, but rather the power that they hold. So for example women are technically the majority of most populations (51% to 49%) but they hold a minority of power. That's commonly what's meant when referring to people being a minority.
growpotkin420
2023-02-07 05:57:57 +0000 UTC"No adverts in schools" Whatttt do companies pay to advertise in schools in the US? (I live in the UK) PS loved to chat about our snacks. Monster munch is delicious
watsonemma89
2023-01-29 14:44:49 +0000 UTCAnd i think Bovril is made from beef 😄
Julia Hilliard
2023-01-07 11:44:19 +0000 UTCgoing to implore Michael to stop using the term "minority" as a replacement/interchangeably with marginalized/oppressed/etc. fat people are the majority of the US pop, non-white people are the majority of the global population, etc. not only is it incorrect, it's a useless diminutive. you'd be more accurate and show less bias by dropping it from your vocab.
Rai
2023-01-04 18:09:52 +0000 UTCMarmite is already vegan. Google it.
KaioKenneth
2022-12-04 16:34:22 +0000 UTCI would love to hear your take on the Galveston Diet!
Andrea Foster
2022-11-28 21:41:35 +0000 UTCLove a yorkie bar
Karen Dawson
2022-11-20 13:04:32 +0000 UTCJust when I thought I'd gotten Rachael Attard out of my head...
2022-11-16 21:01:34 +0000 UTCCan y’all please debunk Parasite Cleanses? I have just been copying and pasting a consumer reports article about it.
Holly Freundlich
2022-11-05 13:39:43 +0000 UTCYes!!!
2022-11-01 23:12:01 +0000 UTC20 cheese omelet...pint of cream... lol
Emily Adams
2022-10-30 14:55:24 +0000 UTCYou guys should talk “ectomorph, mesomorph, “endomorph” body types
Colette Blackmon
2022-10-30 03:38:24 +0000 UTC
