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Hello and welcome to the Spectator podcast. I'm Katie Balls. Our young men becoming too

self-conscious of their body image. We discuss the trend to diet and use food replacement powders

in a bid to become superhuman. We also talk about the crocodile's election victory in Zimbabwe.

Is British foreign policy in Africa too negligent? And last, what does pale rosé have in common

with grey squirrels? Huell, short for human fuel, is taking the world by storm.

This powdered food claims to have all the nutrients the human needs to survive while being

vegan, environmentally friendly and cheap. But Lara Prendergast isn't convinced, and in this

week's cover piece, she argues that Hules is a symptom of a wider phenomenon of male dieting and self-consciousness.

She joins me today together with Tom Reader, a YouTube adventurist and so-called Hewler.

So first things first, Tom, can you tell us what Hewle is?

Hule is a meal replacement, so it contains everything as a full meal.

So probably actually over what you'd get from a well-balanced dinner or breakfast or lunch.

What does it taste like?

The taste, there's a couple of different flavours.

So obviously depending on flavour profile but the the normal

original flavor kind of is a multi flavorless like it's more has a texture but i don't it doesn't scream a

flavor out to me what is your main incentive for eating it i use it as a supplement so i have the

additional to the other meals of the day.

It's important for me in training to add more calories and eating at regular intervals.

Lara, why aren't you convinced by it? Well, I became interested in who when a a friend of mine went on a date recently and the man

turned up and he announced first of all that he doesn't drink, which is fine, lots of people

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