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The People's Pharmacy

Show 1068: What Do You Know about the Secret Life of Fat?

The People's Pharmacy

Joe and Terry Graedon

Health & Fitness, Medicine, Kids & Family, Alternative Health

4.5934 Ratings

🗓️ 10 February 2017

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

If you were to list the organs of the body, would it occur to you to include fat? Most people think of fat as a nuisance, an intruder or even an enemy to be overcome. But fat is crucial for normal physiological processes. What should you know about the secret life of fat? Discovering the […]

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0:00.0

Hi, I'm Joe Graydon.

0:02.7

I'm Terry Graydon.

0:04.2

Welcome to this podcast of the People's Pharmacy, where we bring you the stories behind the health headlines.

0:10.5

This podcast is brought to you by Redux Industries, makers of utterly smooth body cream.

0:16.4

800-345-7339 on the web at utter cream.com.

0:30.8

Lady Gaga gave an extraordinary performance during the Super Bowl halftime.

0:36.3

Why did some guys criticize her body?

0:39.3

This is the People's Pharmacy with Terry and Joe Graydon.

0:48.1

Cultural ideals of beauty have changed over the centuries.

0:53.9

There was a time when well-rounded women were considered beautiful.

0:58.0

Then women were scorned. How did we come to be so critical of fat? Most people don't realize that fat has important physiological functions.

1:08.0

It's a critical organ that communicates closely with the rest of the body,

1:12.1

including the immune system. What should you know about the secret life of fat?

1:18.0

Coming up on the People's Pharmacy, the science behind the body's least understood organ and what it means for you.

1:25.7

First, this news.

1:32.9

In the People's Pharmacy Health Headlines,

1:37.5

Americans are beginning to recognize the hazards of fast food,

1:42.0

but they might not realize that the packaging could also pose problems. A new study analyzed fluorinated compounds in more than

1:46.0

400 samples of paper food wrappers, paperboard containers, and paper cups. They were collected

1:53.0

for more than two dozen fast food chains. The scientists were looking for the fluorinated

1:58.0

chemicals called P-F-A-S's.

2:01.0

Previous studies have associated such compounds with health problems, from cancer and fertility

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