Weight: Is Fat Unhealthy?

Science Vs

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Education, Science, Health & Fitness

4.4 • 12.4K Ratings

🗓️ 16 September 2021

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

We’re hearing nonstop chatter about the “quarantine 15.” But should we really care if we put on weight? Is fat bad for us? We talk to Prof. Henry Blackburn, Assoc. Prof. Laura den Hartigh, and Assoc. Prof. A. Janet Tomiyama. Here’s a link to our transcript: https://bit.ly/2XxewHo Note: In this episode we discuss weight, weight loss, and weight stigma. Please take care when listening, and here are some resources: U.S. helpline for the National Eating Disorders Association: 800-931-2237 SAMHSA's National Helpline US: 800-662-HELP (4357) National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 800-273-TALK (8255), or text the Crisis Text Line (text HELLO to 741741). Find other resources at: spotify.com/resources This episode was produced by Rose Rimler, with help from Michelle Dang, Ekedi Fausther-Keeys, Meryl Horn, and Nick DelRose. We’re edited by Blythe Terrell. Our executive producer is Wendy Zukerman. Fact checking by Diane Kelly. Mix and sound design by Bumi Hidaka. Music written by Bumi Hidaka, Peter Leonard, Emma Munger and Bobby Lord. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Rose Rimmer.
0:02.1	Wendy's Echermann will be back soon, but for now, you're stuck with me.
0:06.2	And this is Science Versus from Gimlet.
0:10.6	This is the show that pits facts against fat.
0:18.4	And just a quick note before we begin.
0:20.4	This episode is going to talk about weight and weight loss.
0:23.0	And if these are sensitive topics for you, please take care while listening.
0:27.0	Okay.
0:28.0	I'm with the show.
0:29.9	These days, a lot of people are talking about their weight.
0:33.9	If you've tried to put on your pre-pandemic genes, you may find they are a little snug.
0:39.6	Doctors are calling it the quarantine 15, and you know what I'm talking about.
0:44.0	The pounds that some people are putting on during the pandemic.
0:47.8	One survey of a few thousand Americans found that more than 40 percent said they gained
0:52.1	weight, they didn't want a gain during the pandemic.
0:55.4	I can relate to this.
0:56.4	I've gained weight during the pandemic too.
0:59.3	And at first, I didn't realize it, probably because I had switched from work pants to lounge
1:03.6	wear early on in quarantine.
1:05.6	But then I went to the doctor and got weighed.
1:08.1	And I was surprised to find out I had gained something like 10 pounds.
1:12.3	I plugged my height and my new weight into an online BMI calculator.
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