Introducing: Fed Up

Fed Up

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Emily Gellis, F-factor, Tanya Zuckerbrot, Casey Wilson, Society & Culture, Exhibit C

3.9 • 2.8K Ratings

🗓️ 21 July 2022

⏱️ 2 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.

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0:00.0	Everything was going so well for Tanya Zuckerbrot.
0:04.5	Dietitian Tanya Zuckerbrot, the author of the F-Factor,
0:08.1	Diet Discover the Secret to Permanent Weight Loss.
0:11.1	That's what we're all looking for.
0:12.3	Permanent is here with me now.
0:15.0	For over two decades, her high fiber diet plan had brought her fame.
0:19.5	We are about the cult of Tanya, cult of Tanya F-Factor.
0:24.8	And fortune.
0:26.3	There is a new weight loss trend making headlines
0:29.0	that Hollywood's A-list is walking to.
0:30.8	It's called the F-Factor Diet.
0:32.1	She had a nice house, nice husband, nice vacations.
0:35.3	She had the lifestyle.
0:36.6	It was very, very aspirational.
0:39.0	And she shared it all with her thousands of Instagram followers.
0:42.5	She goes on trips, shares them with everybody.
0:45.3	And I think that that's wonderful.
0:47.0	I don't live that lifestyle, but that's okay.
0:49.3	I wish I had the money to be able to.
0:52.0	But when rumors start spreading,
0:53.5	Tanya's diet is hurting people.
0:55.5	I'm just thinking who the fuck gives advice like that?
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