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What if it's True Podcast

Fed Up. A Podcast from Wondery

What if it's True Podcast

Cameron Buckner

Drama, Fiction, Science Fiction

4.81.3K Ratings

🗓️ 25 July 2022

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Summary

When Emily Gellis hears rumors of people suffering horrible side effects from a trendy diet she springs into action. Armed with over a hundred thousand Instagram followers, Emily launches a social media crusade to expose F-Factor and its founder, Tanya Zuckerbrot. It’s the start of a feud that will attract trolls, lawyers, and, eventually, national media all because of fiber. From Wondery, this is a story about wealth, wellness, and influence hosted by Casey Wilson.

Listen to Fed Up: http://wondery.fm/WIIT_FEDUP

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Transcript

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0:00.0

You all know that I listen to all sorts of podcasts during the day while I work.

0:12.3

I got a notification of an upcoming podcast called Fed Up that looks really interesting

0:17.9

to me.

0:18.9

Here's what it's about.

0:21.4

When you're scrolling through social media, how can you tell what's real?

0:26.1

This information can be dangerous, especially when it's related to your health.

0:31.8

Anything can be posted online without being fact check, but if you heard about the secret

0:36.9

to permanent weight loss, would you give it a follow?

0:41.1

Tanya Zuckerbrot, founder of the trendy high-fiber F-factor diet, has celebrity followers, including

0:48.4

Megan Kelly and Supermodel Olivia Colpo.

0:53.1

Tanya has a nice house, nice husband, and nice vacations, a very aspirational lifestyle.

1:00.9

But allegations of troubling side effects with the diet begin to surface and people started

1:06.1

to question, is she selling powder or power?

1:11.6

Emily Gellis, a popular fashion influencer, saw these allegations and put the diet on blast

1:18.1

to her own large social following.

1:21.3

She launched a crusade to expose Tanya and the F-factor diet.

1:26.4

Emily thought bringing awareness to the claims would be enough, but that was just the beginning.

1:32.9

What was once an online feud escalated into the real world, resulting in threats, lawsuits

1:39.8

and a whole lot of drama?

1:42.7

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1:46.1

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2:03.1

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