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Food For Thought

The Science Of Fat-Shaming

Food For Thought

Rhiannon Lambert

Nutrition, Health & Fitness

4.84K Ratings

🗓️ 15 September 2019

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

With nearly 30% of UK adults classified as obese, it’s easy to assume that being overweight is a problem that can’t be solved. Living in a society rife with diet culture can lead many of us to believe that many people are simply lazy and make poor choices when it comes to food and exercise. But have you ever questioned the potential impact of comments and beliefs like this? As opposed to motivating someone to lose weight, research shows that obese people who have experienced weight discrimination are actually three times more likely to remain obese. And worryingly, weight stigma can have some devastating effects on mental health too. I’m here today with Registered Dietitian Sophie Medlin, to discuss the science behind fat shaming and what we can actually do to support those in need of help. For more information, visit Rhitrition.com (http://rhitrition.com/) and Instagram.com/Rhitrition (http://instagram.com/Rhitrition)

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0:00.0

This podcast has been sponsored by Zoe, the personalized nutrition program that helps you understand how to eat for your long term health.

0:08.5

Now, long-timelessness of the podcast may remember Zoe from previous episodes, or I've recorded with Zoe Co-founder, Professor Tim Specter.

0:16.0

He's an expert on the gut microbiome and professor specter and his team of scientists discovered that identical twins can have completely different responses to the same food.

0:27.0

And this is something we talk about with our clients all the time in the clinic.

0:30.0

And that means that both twins could eat a sugary muffin, and you know, they would have a complete different response, which is fascinating.

0:36.0

And one could feel great, and the other could feel that slump, and the increased hunger due to their different blood sugar responses.

0:43.0

So, here we go. Zoe's research found that the change in blood sugar and blood fat levels can vary 10 fold from person to person.

0:51.0

And on top of that, identical twins only share a quarter of their gut bugs, despite being genetically identical.

0:58.0

So, basically, we're all different, which is what we talk about all the time in the podcast, where unique in how we respond to food and how we process what we eat.

1:06.0

This solidifies what we've always believed.

1:09.0

And if you want to understand how to eat to increase your energy and improve your long-term health, I'm so excited to be able to offer you 10% off with code food 10.

1:19.0

So, that's food in the numbers 1-0.

1:22.0

So, you can start Zoe's incredible, personalized nutrition program.

1:26.0

So, if you guys all head over to joinzoe.com and use the code food 10, that's food 1-0 for 10% discount now.

1:38.0

Hi, everyone. I just wanted to explain and explore a new discovery that we have here at Food for Thought, and that is Flora Plant.

1:46.0

So, it's a plant-based alternative to butter.

1:49.0

Now, this episode has been sponsored by Flora Plant, and I've got some incredible stats here, which blew my mind.

1:55.0

Now, listen to this, switching 1kg of dairy butter to Flora Plant could save you, just wait, at least 12.2kg of carbon dioxide.

2:04.0

And that's the equivalent of charging a smartphone overnight, 1,657 times.

2:10.0

And of course, 75% less climate impact than dairy butter by using something like Flora Plant.

2:16.0

And I know a lot of you listening are looking for options in your diet or alternatives, and it's no ordinary plant-based bread.

2:22.0

In fact, it tastes, it cooks, and it bakes.

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