Wondery Presents: Fed Up

True Crime Campfire

True Crime, History, Society & Culture

4.7 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 18 August 2022

⏱️ 4 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. Listen to Fed Up: wondery.fm/TCC_FedUpBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime-campfire--4251960/support. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	When you're scrolling through social media campers, how can you tell what's real?
0:05.9	Misinformation can be dangerous, especially when it's related to your health.
0:10.0	Tanya Zuckerbrot, founder of the trendy high fiber F-factor diet, has celebrity followers
0:15.1	including Mac and Kelly and Supermodel Olivia Colpo.
0:18.5	Tanya has a nice house, nice husband, nice vacations, a very aspirational lifestyle, but
0:24.6	allegations of troubling side effects with the diet began to surface and people started
0:28.4	to question.
0:29.5	Is she selling powder or power?
0:32.8	Emily Gellis, a popular fashion influencer, saw these allegations and put the diet on
0:37.4	blast to her own large social following.
0:40.0	She launched a crusade to expose Tanya and the F-factor diet.
0:43.7	Emily thought bringing awareness to the claims would be enough, but that was just the beginning.
0:48.8	What was once an online feud escalated into the real world, resulting in threats, lawsuits,
0:54.0	and a whole lot of drama.
0:56.0	You're about to hear a preview of FedUp.
0:58.1	Listen to FedUp on Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Spotify, or you can listen early and
1:03.3	add free by joining Wondery Plus in the Wondery app.
1:16.8	Ah, summer in Manhattan.
1:19.8	There is nothing quite like it.
1:22.6	And on this August day in 2018, it's the usual 1,400 degrees and the rats are living their best lives.
1:30.1	The sidewalk outside Chippriani downtown is packed with people having a good time, hanging
1:34.8	out, enjoying $30 salads.
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