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  1. RFK Jr.'s Buckwild Belief That HIV Doesn't Cause AIDS

    21 september 2026 · 1 uur 20 min

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    The rise, fall and rise of the most nonsensical conspiracy theory we've ever heard. Lees meer

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    Denying AIDS: Conspiracy Theories and Pseudoscience in a Post-COVID World

    Impure Science: AIDS, Activism, and the Politics of Knowledge

    The Duesberg Phenomenon

    AIDS Denialism Beliefs among People Living with HIV/AIDS

    HIV Denial in the Internet Era

    HIV Denial in the COVID Era

    How COVID conspiracy theories led to an alarming resurgence in AIDS denialism

    The Man Who Thought AIDS Was All In The Mind

    AIDS "Dissident" Seeks Redemption

    Truth and Heresy About AIDS

    Defending the boundaries of science

    Justice After AIDS Denialism

    AIDS Denialism vs. Science

    The Unbeliever

    Estimating the lost benefits of ARV use in South Africa

    Conspiracy beliefs about HIV/AIDS

    Are HIV/AIDS Conspiracy Beliefs a Barrier to HIV Prevention Among African Americans?

    HIV causes AIDS: Koch's postulates fulfilled

    AIDS And The Scientific Governance Of Medicine In Post-Apartheid South Africa

    The Denialists

    Has Duesberg a right of reply?

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  2. Why Don't We Have a Surgeon General?

    27 juli 2026 · 1 uur 13 min

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    We’re nearly halfway through Trump's second term and we still don’t have a Surgeon General. What gives? Lees meer

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    White House withdraws nomination of Janette Nesheiwat

    Trump’s Surgeon General Pick Distorted Key Parts of Her Résumé

    Dr. Janette Nesheiwat takes role at Walter Reed treating Havana Syndrome

    When Did RFK Jr Start Listening to Calley and Casey Means?

    What Casey Means and MAHA Want You to Fear

    Trump’s Surgeon General Pick Is Tearing the MAHA Movement Apart

    Trump surgeon general pick said mushrooms helped her find love

    The Dizzying Rise of MAHA Warrior Calley Means

    Casey Means Poised to Become Nation’s Top Doctor

    Casey Means discloses financial ties to supplement industry

    Laura Loomer Targets Trump’s Pick for Surgeon General

    The Bad Science of Good Energy

    Trump's Surgeon General Pick Tried to Trademark MAHA

    Can Trump's latest pick for surgeon general make it through confirmation?

    New surgeon general pick in deleted posts criticized Trump, RFK Jr

    Trump’s pick for SG sells supplement with ingredient banned by Pentagon

    Trump’s new surgeon general pick deepens MAHA-MAGA rift

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  3. Salt

    10 juni 2026 · 53 min

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    In the 1980s, a low-sodium diet was seen as the gold standard for healthy behavior. In 2026, salt has been repackaged as “electrolytes” and is now cast as a core component of wellness. How did we get here? Lees meer

    Also, an important correction: One pound of butter to one pound of potatoes is Joel Robuchon’s recipe.

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    The 25 Saltiest Restaurant Meals in America

    Facts, Issues, and Controversies in Salt Reduction for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease

    Salt Wars

    The INTERSALT Study: background, methods, findings, and implications

    Sodium reduction

    Sodium Intake Reduction: An Important But Elusive Public Health Goal

    Effects of Diet and Sodium Intake

    Salt intake, stroke, and cardiovascular disease

    Racial and Ethnic Differences in Sodium Sources and Sodium Reduction Behaviors Among US Adults

    The Great Salt Debate: So Bad?

    Salt guidelines draw heavy backlash

    Sodium Reduction in US Households’ Packaged Food and Beverage Purchases

    Blood pressure lowering efficacy of angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors for primary hypertension

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  4. Tim Ferriss’s "The 4-Hour Body" (feat. Peter Shamshiri)

    16 april 2026 · 1 uur 8 min

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    We're joined by Mike's If Books Could Kill co-host to revisit a biohacking diet book for the boys. Lees meer

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    The 4-Hour Body

    Does Glycemic Index Matter for Weight Loss? An Examination of the Evidence

    New! Improved! Shape Up Your Life!

    The 4-Hour Body: The Real App You Are Working On Is An App Called Yourself

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  5. Russell Brand Part 2

    1 april 2026 · 1 uur 7 min

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    What do you do when you've flamed out as a Hollywood actor, a political commentator and a wellness guru? You make a YouTube channel. Lees meer

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    Russell Brand accused of rape, sexual assaults and abuse

    Exposing Russell Brand

    Russell Brand And The Conspiracy Grift

    Russell Brand on revolution

    Celebrity Capital in the Political Field: Russell Brand’s migration from stand-up comedy to Newsnight

    “Arthur” lawsuit against Brand

    BBC says it received five complaints about presenter

    Woman says star exposed himself to her

    Russell Brand, Seriously

    How the U.S. is sabotaging its best tools to prevent deaths in the opioid epidemic

    Russell Brand And The Conspiracy Grift

    Russell Brand’s fellow travellers should defend their claims in court

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  6. Russell Brand Part 1

    17 maart 2026 · 1 uur 14 min

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    Tracing the left-to-right political trajectory of the unfunniest man in British comedy. Lees meer

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    Russell Brand accused of rape, sexual assaults and abuse

    Exposing Russell Brand

    Russell Brand And The Conspiracy Grift

    Russell Brand on revolution

    Celebrity Capital in the Political Field: Russell Brand’s migration from stand-up comedy to Newsnight

    “Arthur” lawsuit against Brand

    BBC says it received five complaints about presenter

    Woman says star exposed himself to her

    Russell Brand, Seriously

    How the U.S. is sabotaging its best tools to prevent deaths in the opioid epidemic

    Russell Brand And The Conspiracy Grift

    Russell Brand’s fellow travellers should defend their claims in court

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  7. The Diet Crimes of Metabolife

    12 februari 2026 · 57 min

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    The rags-to-riches tale of how an illegal methamphetamine manufacturer became a legal methamphetamine manufacturer. Lees meer

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    How the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 Weakened the FDA

    Mad About Metabolife

    Stimulant Propels Diet Empire

    The dangers of the herb ephedra - Harvard Health

    An Historical Review of Steps and Missteps in the Discovery of Anti-Obesity Drugs

    Weight Loss the Herbal Way: No All-Natural Silver Bullet

    Over-the-Counter-Strategy - The Washington Post

    Anxious Pill-Maker Puts ABC Interview on the Web

    A 'Neutral' Comment, a Company's Tough Reaction

    Metabolife Intern., Inc. v. Wornick (S.D. Cal. 1999)

    Ephedra hearings in the US House of Representatives

    Expert Panel Finds Flaws In Diet Pill Safety Study

    Letter Urging a Criminal Investigation of Metabolife - Public Citizen

    Perspective; Regulation of Dietary Drugs Is Long Overdue

    No Limit, for Now, on a Dieting Supplement

    U.S. Bans Dietary Supplement Linked to Number of Deaths

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  8. Raw Milk

    13 november 2025 · 1 uur 6 min

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    Once widely banned, raw milk consumption is on the rise and states are repealing their bans. No one’s happier about that than the far right. How did we get here? Lees meer

    NOTE: In the retelling of Pasteur’s early pasteurization, Aubrey misspoke! The culprit wasn’t lactic yeast, it was lactic acid bacteria. Sorry for the slip up!

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    Milk!: A 10,000 Year Food Fracas

    U.S. Consumer survey

    The Effects of Pasteurization on Vitamins

    Lingering Heat over Pasteurized Milk

    How pasteurization improves safety

    Swill-Milk and Infant Mortality

    Alta Dena (Court case 1, Court case 2, Alta Dena's raw milk history)

    A Raw Milk Magnate Has Spent Years Fighting Public Health Agencies

    Should This Milk Be Legal?

    The Amish farmer who ignited outrage over raw milk

    Why Are People Promoting Raw Milk?

    The Quest for Raw Milk

    Some Raw Truths About Raw Milk

    Right Wing Commentators Are Pushing Misinformation

    How Raw Milk Went From Hippie to MAGA

    Here's why raw milk drinkers need to be concerned about bird flu

    Influencers promote raw milk

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  9. The Food Babe

    25 september 2025 · 53 min

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    One blogger bravely pushes back against Starbucks, Subway and basic scientific facts. Lees meer

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    Taking On the Food Industry, One Blog Post at a Time

    How the ‘Food Babe’ Went From Obama Ally to Trump Crusader

    Activist or Capitalist? How the 'Food Babe' Makes Money

    Latest Food Scare: What Is The 'Yoga Mat' Chemical - And Why Is It In Your Food?

    Almost 500 Foods Contain The 'Yoga Mat' Compound. Should We Care?

    Are You Eating This Ingredient Banned All Over the World?

    The "Food Babe" Blogger is Full of Shit

    Are Microwaves Safe?

    Global Food Security Index 2022

    Differences between EU and US nutrition labels go far beyond ounces and grams

    Is Food Really Better in Europe?

    Vani Hari: How She Grew Her Food Blog Into An Empire

    Food blogger asks Kraft to stop using dye in mac and cheese

    Meet the food blogger influencing RFK Jr.

    Food Babe blogger Vani Hari taking heat over health science

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  10. Seed Oils

    26 augustus 2025 · 1 uur 19 min

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    Why are you, as a man, afraid of sunflowers. Lees meer

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    The O6-O3 ratio: A critical appraisal

    Seed Oils: Are They Actually Toxic?

    No need to avoid healthy omega-6 fats

    Omega-6 Fatty Acids and Risk for Cardiovascular Disease

    Do Seed Oils Make You Sick?

    Seed oils: Are they healthy or harmful?

    ToxGuide: Hexane

    Dietary linoleic acid intake and blood inflammatory markers

    Effect of dietary alpha-linolenic acid on blood inflammatory markers

    Changes in consumption of omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids

    The Skinny on Fats

    Dietary oleic acid drives obesogenic adipogenesis

    How Seed Oils May Be Affecting Your Body Fat and Health

    Stanford nutrition expert breaks down effects of seed oils

    The Newest Bitcoin Diet Trend Is Hating ‘Seed Oils’

    Omega-6 Fatty Acids and Coronary Artery Disease

    The Great Con-ola

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  11. Herbalife

    10 juli 2025 · 57 min

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    We’re talking about our first diet MLM and IT’S A REAL DOOZY! Lees meer

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    Herbalife: Weighty Profits and Government Probes

    Herbalife Exec's Death Prompts Bizarre Fallout

    Autopsy on Herbalife founder finds death caused by accidental overdose

    The Uncertain Start of a Remarkable Life

    Nobel Prize Winner Didn't Disclose Herbalife Contract

    Latinos crucial to Herbalife's financial health

    Latino Group Demands Herbalife Probe

    The Big Short War

    The Siege of Herbalife

    After Big Bet, Hedge Fund Pulls the Levers of Power

    Herbalife Will Restructure and Pay $200 Million to Settle FTC Charges

    An inside look at the $200 million FTC settlement

    U.S. says Herbalife to pay $123.1 million to resolve China bribery case

    Herbalife announces new CEO to lead the L.A. nutrition company

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    Mark Hughes' origin story

    Senate committee hearing

    Celebrity endorsement

    Former Herbalife Distributors Speak Out

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  12. Ultra-Processed Foods

    3 juni 2025 · 1 uur 11 min

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    Everyone agrees that processed foods are bad for you. When it comes to defining what they actually are, however, there is considerably less agreement. Lees meer

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    Nutrition and health. The issue is not food, nor nutrients, so much as processing

    Ultra-Processed Foods: Definitions and Policy Issues

    Examining the Nova Food Classification System and the Healthfulness of Ultra-Processed Foods

    A new classification of foods based on the extent and purpose of their processing

    Ultra-processed diets cause excess calorie intake and weight gain

    Why Is the American Diet So Deadly?

    Ultra-processed foods and mortality

    Association of ultra-processed food intake with risk of inflammatory bowel disease: prospective cohort study

    Academic and doctor Chris van Tulleken: ‘Ultra-processed products are food that lies to us’

    Food addiction: a valid concept?

    The study of food addiction using animal models of binge eating

    Obesity and the brain: how convincing is the addiction model?

    Ultra-processed foods and cardiovascular disease: analysis of three large US prospective cohorts

    Sugar addiction: the state of the science

    The Plastic Chemicals Hiding in Your Food

    Premature Mortality Attributable to Ultraprocessed Food Consumption in 8 Countries

    Ultra-processed food intake and animal-based food intake

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  13. BONUS: MAHA's First 90 Days

    1 mei 2025 · 53 min

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    From our Patreon feed, we're catching up with RFK Jr. and his cadre of "Make America Healthy Again" influencers. Lees meer

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  14. The Bulletproof Diet

    26 maart 2025 · 54 min

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    Meet the tech bro on a noble quest to double his lifespan, improve his productivity and irritate his waitress. Lees meer

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    Mycotoxins Myth: The Truth About Mold in Coffee

    Guidance for Industry: Action Levels for Poisonous or Deleterious Substances in Human Food and Animal Feed

    You, Only Better

    FTC letter to Dave Asprey

    Alternative medicine fans see RFK Jr. as a hero. The field’s skeptics worry.

    The Bulletproof Diet is everything wrong with eating in America

    Bulletproof Coffee: Debunking the Hot Buttered Hype

    Buttered Coffee Could Make You Invincible. And This Man Very Rich

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  15. Blue Zones

    30 januari 2025 · 1 uur 8 min

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    The places where humans live the longest are explained by traditional lifestyles, widespread incest or systematic fraud, there is no fourth option. Lees meer

    Thanks to Catherine MacDonald for helping us research and fact-check this episode!

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    The global pattern of centenarians highlights deep problems in demography

    Late-life mortality is underestimated because of data errors

    Supercentenarian and remarkable age records exhibit patterns indicative of clerical errors and pension fraud

    Do People in ‘Blue Zones’ Actually Live Longer?

    They really are that old: a validation study of centenarian prevalence in Okinawa

    The Real Facts Supporting Jeanne Calment as the Oldest Ever Human

    A Population Where Men Live As Long As Women: Villagrande Strisaili, Sardinia

    Typologies of Extreme Longevity Myths

    Sardinian dietary analysis for longevity: a review of the literature

    Identification of a geographic area characterized by extreme longevity in the Sardinia island

    Specific features of the oldest old from the Longevity Blue Zones in Ikaria and Sardinia

    Making the Blue Zones: Neoliberalism and nudges in public health promotion

    Human longevity: Genetics or Lifestyle?

    Familial transmission of human longevity

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  16. BONUS: What's New With RFK Jr.?

    20 december 2024 · 1 uur 12 min

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    Because we live in hell, here is last month's bonus episode about RFK Jr.'s presidential campaign with a new intro about what he could do at HHS. Lees meer

    See you next year!

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  17. Richard Simmons Isn't Missing

    21 november 2024 · 1 uur 6 min

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    The internet gets weird investigating the "disappearance" of America's gay best friend. Lees meer

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    Richard Simmons Show

    Richard Simmons, the Original Queer Eye

    The Grand Duke of Diet and the Clown Prince of Fitness

    The Sultan of Svelte

    The Deregulation Of Commercial Television

    Simmons Says Slapping Mesa Man Was Meant as Playful

    Richard Simmons’ Life Was a ‘Never-Ending Work in Progress’

    Richard Simmons ordered to pay $130,000 after transgender lawsuit

    Richard Simmons' family asks Pauly Shore to please stop

    Pauly Shore's Richard Simmons biopic might actually be dead

    Richard Simmons' Death Was an 'Accident'

    Richard Simmons' Housekeeper of 35 Years Breaks Her Silence

    How eating disorders can damage the heart

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  18. Growing Up Richard Simmons

    25 oktober 2024 · 1 uur 2 min

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    Before building his fitness empire, America’s most bedazzled fitness guru was a guy named Milton from New Orleans. Lees meer

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    Still Hungry...After All These Years by Richard Simmons

    "Hair-Do"

    Anatomy Asylum Commercial

    Richard Simmons: New Orleans's hometown hero

    A Speedy History of America’s Addiction to Amphetamine

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  19. The Myers-Briggs Personality Test

    12 september 2024 · 55 min

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    How a mother, a daughter and a crackpot Swiss psychologist gave us the world's most popular Buzzfeed quiz. Lees meer

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    The Personality Brokers by Merve Emre

    Myers Briggs Type Preferences

    What Personality Tests Really Deliver

    The $2 Billion Question of Who You Are at Work

    Cautionary Comments Regarding the MBTI

    The Barnum Effect in Personality Assessment

    The Mysterious Popularity Of The Meaningless Myers-Briggs

    Why the Myers-Briggs personality test is totally meaningless

    Can you truly know yourself in a quiz?

    What You Don't Know about This Personality Test Can Hurt You

    MBTI, If You Want Me Back, You Need to Change Too

    Personality Tests Aren't All the Same

    The Utility of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator

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  20. BONUS: Breaking Down The Latest Anti-Trans Victory Lap

    1 juli 2024 · 1 uur 3 min

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    We went a little easy on the Cass Report in our last main feed episode, so we're back to [Mortal Kombat voice] FINISH HIM!!! Lees meer

    This was supposed to be a Patreon bonus episode but we'd rather you support the lovely trans people who helped us with the research and fact-checking of this episode!

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    Parker Molloy: https://www.readtpa.com/
    Katelyn Burns: https://www.patreon.com/katelynburns
    Evan Urquhart: https://www.assignedmedia.org/support
    Erin Reed: https://www.erininthemorning.com/

    Or organizations that work with trans youth in the UK:
    Gendered Intelligence: https://genderedintelligence.co.uk/
    Mermaids: https://mermaidsuk.org.uk/
    Stonewall: https://www.stonewall.org.uk/

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  21. "Rapid-Onset Gender Dysphoria" Part 2: Panic! At The Endocrinologist.

    18 juni 2024 · 1 uur 31 min

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    Thanks to Jules Gill-Peterson (jgillpeterson.com) and Julia Serano (patreon.com/juliaserano) for help researching this episode and Evan Urquhart, Parker Molloy and Katelyn Burns for fact-checking! Lees meer

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    Origins of "Social Contagion" and "Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria"

    The "Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria" Controversy at AACAP's Annual Meeting

    Methodological Critique Of The Cass Review

    Methodological Critique of Littman (2018)

    Parent reports of adolescents and young adults perceived to show signs of a rapid onset of gender dysphoria

    A critical commentary on ‘rapid-onset gender dysphoria’.

    Foundations Of The Contemporary Anti-LGBTQ+ Pseudoscience Network

    Rapid-Onset Gender Dysphoria: Parent Reports on 1,655 Possible Cases

    Opinion: England's Anti-Trans Cass Review Is Politics Disguised As Science

    Tavistock v Bell

    Actually Nothing: The Non-Starter Non-Story of the WPATH Files

    As anti-trans legislation proliferates in 2024, community fears erasure from public view

    States Passed a Record Number of Transgender Laws. Here’s What They Say.

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  22. "Rapid-Onset Gender Dysphoria" Part 1: The Cooties Theory of Transgender Identity

    9 mei 2024 · 1 uur 28 min

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    Thanks to Jules Gill-Peterson (jgillpeterson.com) and Julia Serano (patreon.com/juliaserano) for help researching this episode and Evan Urquhart and Parker Molloy for fact-checking! Lees meer

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    Origins of "Social Contagion" and "Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria"

    What does the scholarly research say about the effect of gender transition on transgender well-being?

    Mental Health Outcomes in Transgender and Nonbinary Youths Receiving Gender-Affirming Care

    Fresh trans myths of 2017: “rapid onset gender dysphoria”

    Rapid Onset of Gender Dysphoria in Adolescents and Young Adults: a Descriptive Study

    The Detransitioners: They Were Transgender, Until They Weren't

    How the idea of a “transgender contagion” went viral—and caused untold harm

    Mental Health Outcomes in Transgender and Nonbinary Youths Receiving Gender-Affirming Care

    'Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria' Is Biased Junk Science

    A careful step into a field of landmines

    Detransition, Desistance, and Disinformation: A Guide for Understanding Transgender Children Debates

    Recognizing and responding to misleading trans health research

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  23. Jamie Oliver

    4 april 2024 · 1 uur 3 min

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    In the 2000s, Jamie Oliver made a big splash with his work reforming kids’ meals in the UK and US. Was his work wicked slammin’, or just proper rustic? Lees meer

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    BBC Profile - Jamie Oliver

    Jamie Oliver Puts America's Diet on a Diet

    All The Times Jamie Oliver Made Everyone Angry

    Unpacking School Lunch: Understanding the Hidden Politics of School Food

    A brief history of school meals in the UK

    Turkey Twizzlers: A Complete History

    Marcus Rashford Is Fighting the Government on Free School Meals. He’s Also Fighting Jamie Oliver’s Legacy

    Has Jamie Bitten off More Than He Can Chew?

    Jamie Oliver, you haven’t tasted real poverty

    Jamie Oliver’s campaign against childhood obesity has classist undertones

    Jamie’s jerk rice is a recipe for disaster

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  24. COVID Conspiracies

    7 maart 2024 · 1 uur 28 min

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    What was missing from America's pandemic response? According to the internet, a sunshine vitamin, a malaria treatment and a whole lot of horse paste. Lees meer

    Thanks to Health Nerd (Substack) for helping us fact-check this episode! And thanks to Abby Mahler (Twitter, Tiktok) for help with the research on hydroxychloroquine!

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    How Musk Sold MAGA on HCQ

    Prominent Anti-Vaxxer’s Snake Oil Store Has a Propaganda Outlet

    Nine COVID-19 Myths That Just Won’t Go Away

    Disinformation and coronavirus

    COVID-19 Conspiracy Theories Discussion on Twitter

    Pain in the Nation

    Are patients with hypertension and diabetes mellitus at increased risk for COVID-19 infection?

    Conspiracy theories as barriers to controlling the spread of COVID-19 in the U.S.

    Vaccines vs. vitamins: COVID misinformation roils the worlds of wellness and nutrition

    A Decisive Verdict on Vitamin D Supplementation

    Why were Twitter Users Obsessed with Vitamin D during the first year of the pandemic?

    Vitamin D, the Sunshine Supplement, Has Shadowy Money Behind It

    The Truth about Vitamin D and COVID-19

    The Strange and Twisted Tale of Hydroxychloroquine

    Is Ivermectin for Covid-19 Based on Fraudulent Research?

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  25. Ozempic

    10 oktober 2023 · 58 min

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    Ozempic is being hailed as “the end of the Obesity Epidemic.” This week, Mike and Aubrey dig through the sensational claims. But will they make it past the caveats? Lees meer

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    How a Canadian scientist and a venomous lizard helped pave the way for Ozempic

    The Discovery and Development of Liraglutide and Semaglutide

    Ozempic and Wegovy maker courts prominent Black leaders to get Medicare's favor

    Insurers clamping down on doctors who prescribe Ozempic for weight loss

    Ozempic prescriptions can be easy to get online. Its popularity for weight loss is hurting those who need it most

    Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists in patients with type 2 diabetes: real-world evidence from a Mediterranean area

    Semaglutide in Patients with Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction and Obesity

    Real-world weight change, adherence, and discontinuation among patients with type 2 diabetes initiating glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists in the UK

    Safety of Semaglutide

    Semaglutide for the treatment of overweight and obesity: A review

    Once-Weekly Semaglutide in Adolescents with Obesity

    Semaglutide 2.4 mg for the Treatment of Obesity: Key Elements of the STEP Trials 1 to 5

    Association of Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonist Use With Risk of Gallbladder and Biliary Diseases

    Real-World Adherence and Discontinuation of Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists Therapy in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients in the United States

    Medications and conditions associated with weight loss in patients prescribed semaglutide based on real-world data

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  26. "Soy Boys"

    12 september 2023 · 44 min

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    How a plant-based pejorative went from an alt-right burn to a core concern of mainstream Republicans. Lees meer

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    Joe Explains the Term "Soy Boy" to Donnell Rawlings

    Alex Jones Gay Bomb Rant

    Soyboys and Sensitivity: Mocking Meat Avoidance from Punch to Twitter

    How the alt-right uses milk to promote white supremacy

    Men's Health 2009 piece

    Neither soy nor isoflavone intake affects male reproductive hormones

    A Brief History of Conservatives Using Tofu-Eating as an Insult

    The Soy Conspiracy

    Alex Jones’ Protegé, Paul Joseph Watson, Is About to Steal His Crackpot Crown

    Why Men Think Plant-Based Meat Will Turn Them Into Women

    Stangle: Impossible burgers are made of what?

    Plant-based meat and the knock-down, drag-out fight for the American diet

    Why Republicans Can’t Stop Talking About Masculinity

    Real American men and the liberal war on meat

    “The Great Replacement:” An Explainer

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  27. RFK Jr. and The Mainstreaming Of The Anti-Vaxx Movement

    1 augustus 2023 · 1 uur 14 min

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    Join us for a 75 minute answer to a 5 word question: Is there mercury in vaccines? Lees meer

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    Paul Offit’s “Autism's False Prophets”

    Peter Hotez’s “The Deadly Rise of Anti-Science”

    Seth Mnookin’s “The Panic Virus”

    Jonathan M. Berman’s “Anti-vaxxers: How to Challenge a Misinformed Movement”

    Steve Silberman’s “Neurotribes”

    Transcript of the Simpsonwood meeting

    A Kennedy’s Crusade Against Covid Vaccines Anguishes Family and Friends

    Immunizations and Autism: A Review of the Literature

    CDC Studies on Thimerosal in Vaccines

    RFK Jr’s 2005 article on mercury and vaccines

    RFK Jr.’s Inside Job

    Vast Majority of Americans Say Benefits of Childhood Vaccines Outweigh Risks

    Correcting Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

    When Vaccine Injury Claims Go to Court

    Vaccine Compensation Hearing Decision

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  28. RFK Jr. and The Rise of the Anti-Vaxx Movement

    18 juli 2023 · 1 uur 14 min

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    Eric Garcia’s “We’re Not Broken”

    Mike and Sarah’s episode on autism and the anti-vaxx movement

    Seth Mnookin’s “The Panic Virus”

    Jonathan M. Berman’s “Anti-vaxxers: How to Challenge a Misinformed Movement”

    Brian Deer’s “The Doctor Who Fooled the World”

    Paul Offit’s “Autism's False Prophets”

    Steve Silberman’s “Neurotribes”

    Peter Hotez’s “The Deadly Rise of Anti-Science”

    Behind The Bastards episode on smallpox anti-vaxxers

    RFK Jr.’s Inside Job
    The Conspiracy Candidate

    David Pitts's "Jack and Lem”

    RFK Jr.’s autobiography

    Immunizations and Autism: A Review of the Literature

    Wakefield’s article linking MMR vaccine and autism was fraudulent

    Correcting Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s vaccine ‘facts’

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  29. Pilates

    4 juli 2023 · 45 min

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    Somehow an episode about an old-timey fitness influencer ended up being one of our most wholesome ever. We're as surprised as you are. Lees meer

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    Pilates and the “powerhouse"

    Sick Architecture - Ibiayi Briggs - Body Culture and Contrology

    World War One: Internment centre 'will unlock' family tales

    The Acrobatic Immigrant Who Invented Pilates in a Prisoner of War Camp

    The exercise phenomenon born in a prisoner-of-war camp

    History of Pilates

    An Introduction to Clinical Pilates

    The Fight for the Soul of Pilates

    Did you know Pilates was born in prison and inspired by cats?

    Inside The Shocking (Black) History Of Pilates

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  30. Brittany Dawn

    20 juni 2023 · 1 uur 1 min

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    How a fitness influencer went from small-time scammer to one of the Internet’s leading villains. Lees meer

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    THIS IS DISTURBING

    goodbye for now…

    How Dallas-area influencer Brittany Dawn found herself at the mercy of social media's double-edged sword

    Conversations with the Inspiring Brittany Dawn

    Influencer Asks Customers to Sign NDA Before Refund

    Brittany Dawn's archived apology video

    Influencer Called 'Scammer' for Not Providing Coaching

    ‘You can’t cancel me’: embattled TikTok star reinvents herself as a warrior for Jesus

    Here’s what to know about the lawsuit against Texas influencer Brittany Dawn

    Followers Of Christian Influencer Brittany Dawn Said They Are Angry That She Pivoted To Religion To Avoid Scrutiny

    Fitness gurus and 'muscular Christianity': how Victorian Britain anticipated today's keep fit craze

    The Fitness-Driven Church | Christianity Today

    Christian influencer Brittany Dawn defends her foster parent journey amid criticism of her past, monetized baby posts

    Police Brutality Against Black Kansas City Man Caught on Video

    Brittany Dawn Fitness LLC

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  31. BONUS: The Conservative Diet Books of Yore

    6 juni 2023 · 56 min

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    We're taking a much-needed break this week so to tide you over here is one of our bonus episodes! Lees meer

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  32. Oprah v. Beef Part 2: Apocalypse Cow

    23 mei 2023 · 1 uur 8 min

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    The closing argument of our two-part Oprahsode starts in a Texas courtroom, wanders through some British slaughterhouses and ends with an emu. Lees meer

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    "How the Cows Turned Mad" by Maxime Schwartz

    “Deadly Feasts” by Richard Rhodes

    "Mad Cow USA"

    UK Parliamentary inquiry

    How The West Was Won Over

    Texas Cattle Feeders v. Oprah Winfrey: The First Major Test of the “Veggie Libel Law”

    Having a Cow: Reactions To "Veggie Libel" Laws and the Oprah Trials

    The Unconstitutionality Of Iowa's Proposed Agricultural Food Products Act And Similar Veggie Libel Laws

    Appeal

    Original Lawsuit

    Food Safety Vs. Promotion Of Industry: Can The USDA Protect Americans From Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy?

    Apocalypse Cow

    Harvard Risk Assessment of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy

    Mad Cow congressional hearing

    GAO report

    The Harvard Risk Assessment

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  33. Oprah v. Beef Part 1: The Rise of "Veggie Libel"

    9 mei 2023 · 1 uur 4 min

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    On April 16, 1996, Oprah Winfrey did a show about mad cow disease. Six weeks later, a couple of Texas cattlemen had a cow (sorry). Lees meer

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    Original Lawsuit

    Appeal

    How Oprah Got Sued for Dissing a Burger

    Two Degrees of Speech Protection

    Texas Cattle Feeders v. Oprah Winfrey: The First Major Test of the “Veggie Libel Law”

    Having a Cow: Reactions To "Veggie Libel" Laws and the Oprah Trials

    Howard Lyman talk

    The Unconstitutionality Of Iowa's Proposed Agricultural Food Products Act And Similar Veggie Libel Laws

    How the Cows Turned Mad

    Food Safety Vs. Promotion Of Industry: Can The USDA Protect Americans From Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy?

    Apocalypse Cow

    GAO report

    A is for Apple, Alar, and ... Alarmist?

    Alar Five Years Later

    Auvil v. CBS 60 Minutes

    Alar and Apples: Newspaper Coverage of a Major Risk Issue.

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  34. The 10,000 Steps Myth

    25 april 2023 · 49 min

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    This week we're digging into the weird history of an omnipresent fitness goal. Episode comes free with a happy meal. Lees meer

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    10,000 Steps: A Brief History

    Do We Really Need to Take 10,000 Steps a Day for Our Health?

    A Japanese first-mover in the fitness wearables race

    Counting Every Step You Take

    When does wearing a fitness tracker do more harm than good?

    McDonald's Enlists Trainer To Help Sell Its New Meal

    Get happy with McDonald's Go Active Happy Meal for adults

    McDonald's Stepometer

    McDonald's pushing salads and pedometers

    The fight for healthier McDonald's Happy Meals

    Step-It Canadian TV ad

    McDonald's serves up Happy Meals for grow-ups

    McDonald's removes fitness tracker from Happy Meals

    A Very Serious Review of McDonald’s Flesh-Burning Fitness Tracker

    McDonald’s quietly ended controversial program that was making parents and teachers uncomfortable

    Watch your step: why the 10,000 daily goal is built on bad science

    When does wearing a fitness tracker do more harm than good?

    Why Counting Your Steps Could Make You Unhappier

    How many steps are enough?

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  35. The Trouble with Sugar

    11 april 2023 · 49 min

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    This week we're tackling three big ideas about sugar: It causes hyperactivity in kids, it's as addictive as cocaine and it raises blood sugar in universal, predictably spiky ways. Lees meer

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    Fat Talk: Parenting in the Age of Diet Culture by Virginia Sole Smith

    Sugar Rush: Science, Politics and the Demonisation of Fatness by Karen Throsby

    Is sugar really as addictive as cocaine? Scientists row over effect on body and brain

    Sugar Is Not the Enemy

    Dr. Benjamin F. Feingold, Controversial Pediatrician

    Is There Such a Thing as a ‘Sugar High’?

    Effects of Diets High in Sucrose or Aspartame on The Behavior and Cognitive Performance of Children

    Sugar and the Hyperactive Child

    Some popular diets are based on this carb-rating scale. Here’s why it could be misleading.

    Glycemic Index: History and Clinical Application

    Glycemic Index and Glycemic Load

    Low glycaemic index or low glycaemic load diets for overweight and obesity

    What is the glycaemic index

    Don't Play a Numbers Game, Experts Say, Just Eat Your Vegetables

    Sugar addiction: the state of the science

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  36. "Forks Over Knives": Is a Vegetarian Diet Better For You?

    28 maart 2023 · 1 uur 3 min

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    A viral documentary says a "whole foods plant-based diet" will prevent heart disease and cure cancer. But once we look into the MEAT of the matter will we find factual CREAM of the crop or will we cry FOWL? (we're so sorry) Lees meer

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    Health effects associated with consumption of unprocessed red meat: a Burden of Proof study

    Unprocessed Red Meat and Processed Meat Consumption: Dietary Guideline Recommendations From the Nutritional Recommendations (NutriRECS) Consortium

    Present status of the aflatoxin situation in the Philippines

    The role of natural consequences in the changing death patterns

    Dietary Protein and Amino Acids in Vegetarian Diets—A Review

    Quality of Plant-Based Diet and Risk of Total, Ischemic, and Hemorrhagic Stroke

    Parachute use to prevent death and major trauma when jumping from aircraft: randomized controlled trial

    Do We Really Know What Makes Us Healthy?

    Observational evidence does not necessarily imply causation

    The Problem with Observational Studies (Epidemiology)

    Vegetarian Diet Patterns and Chronic Disease Risk: What We Know and What We Don’t

    The rise, the fall and the renaissance of vitamin E

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  37. The Instagram Fiber Feud

    14 maart 2023 · 47 min

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    Aubrey tells Mike about the diet that took over New York City (and its bathrooms). Lees meer

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    F-Factor drama timeline

    What Is the F-Factor Diet, and Is it Safe?

    Tanya Zuckerbrot Sets a Weight-Loss Example

    What Is the F-Factor Diet? Here’s What You Need to Know

    F-Factor Under Fire After TONS Of Women Come Forward

    Tanya Zuckerbrot and an Instagram Crusade Against the F-Factor Diet

    Dietary fiber and health outcomes: an umbrella review

    Closing America’s Fiber Intake Gap

    F-Factor has sent legal threats and deleted Instagram comments

    F-Factor Diet Allegations: What Dietitians Want You To Know

    Correcting the Record

    Unpacking the F-Factor Diet Drama

    Insider rundown of symptoms

    Tanya Zuckerbrot addresses health concerns

    Insider rundown of workplace issues

    Tanya Zuckerbrot Files Lawsuit Over F-Factor Diet Criticism on Instagram

    Tanya Zuckerbrot sues Emily Gellis in new defamation suit

    In a Lawsuit, Eight Women Claim the F-Factor Diet Made Them Sick

    Submit concerns to F-Factor

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  38. Doctors Have a New Plan for Fat Kids

    28 februari 2023 · 1 uur 14 min

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    Last month the American Academy of Pediatrics released a new set of guidelines for "childhood obesity." We have some comments. Lees meer

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    The 2023 American Academy of Pediatrics Guidelines

    The 2007 guidelines

    Pros and cons of bariatric surgery in adolescents

    Serious Issues With the American Academy of Pediatrics Guidelines For Higher-Weight Children and Adolescents

    Semaglutide treatment for obesity in teenagers: a plain language summary of the STEP TEENS research study

    Patients’ views of long-term results of bariatric surgery for super-obesity: sustained effects, but continuing struggles

    Long-Term Outcomes After Bariatric Surgery

    Suicidal thoughts and behaviors in adolescents who underwent bariatric surgery

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  39. Elizabeth Taylor's "Elizabeth Takes Off"

    14 februari 2023 · 58 min

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    History should make you feel weird and so, apparently, should diet books. Lees meer

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    Elizabeth Takes Off

    Elizabeth: The Life of Elizabeth Taylor

    Elizabeth Taylor: Diet Tips on How to Become a Size 6

    Just Look at Her Now

    Elizabeth Taylor: Born to the Purple

    Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Interview

    Elizabeth Taylor’s Glorious Excess

    Elizabeth Taylor’s Astonishing Health History

    Elizabeth Taylor’s Cook Not To Blame

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  40. “Glorifying Obesity” And Other Myths About Fat People

    3 januari 2023 · 50 min

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    This week, we're talking about Aubrey's new book, "'You Just Need To Lose Weight' and 19 Other Myths About Fat People." And we're yelling about Piers Morgan as a little treat. Lees meer

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  41. Workplace Wellness

    20 december 2022 · 1 uur 13 min

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    Charging disabled people more for health care is illegal. But what about ... charging non-disabled people less? Lees meer

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    A Review of the U.S. Workplace Wellness Market

    "Wellness" Based Healthcare is a Scam

    2013 Rand Report

    Workplace Wellness Produces No Savings\

    Workplace Wellbeing Is a Scam

    Employers should disband employee weight control programs

    Using Incentives in Workplace Wellness Programs

    Coerced into Health

    Current Trends in Reducing Cardiovascular Risk Factors in the US

    The effectiveness of worksite nutrition and physical activity interventions for controlling employee overweight

    Managing Manifest Diseases, But Not Health Risks, Saved PepsiCo Money Over Seven Years

    The Dubious Empirical and Legal Foundations of Workplace Wellness Programs

    Toward A Critical Theory of Corporate Wellness

    The development and growth of employer-provided health insurance

    The Ideological Construction Of Risk

    Wellness Incentives In The Workplace

    A Fatter Butt Equals a Skinnier Wallet

    The Outcomes, Economics, and Ethics of the Workplace Wellness Industry

    What’s Bad about Wellness?

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  42. The Food Pyramid

    15 november 2022 · 52 min

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    In the 1990s, the Food Pyramid was one of the most recognizable symbols in nutrition education. But where did it come from? Why was it created by the agriculture department? And why did it tell us to eat a whole loaf of bread every day? Lees meer

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    Anna-Britt Agnsäter

    Rounding Out the Food Pyramid

    Food Lobbies, The Food Pyramid, and US Nutrition Policy

    The Fattening: Reassessing The Food Pyramid

    Catering to Cows and Consumers

    US Drops New Food Chart

    Are Cattlemen Now Guarding the Hen House?

    Testing of the Food Pyramid Comes Full Circle

    Topping the Food Pyramid

    Food Pyramid Replaced By 'MyPlate'

    Is The Food Pyramid Obsolete?

    Coca-Cola Funds Scientists to Shift Blame

    Experts Say Lobbying Skewed the US Dietary Guidelines

    Food Politics

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  43. Bonus: Mike's New Podcast!

    8 november 2022 · 1 uur 18 min

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    Mike and Aubrey introduce Mike's new show, If Books Could Kill! Find it on Apple, Spotify, Stitcher, Google and wherever else you get your podcasts. Lees meer

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  44. The Daily Harvest Food Poisoning Scandal

    1 november 2022 · 1 uur 2 min

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    “Herpes is basically living the dream” — Aubrey Gordon. Lees meer

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    Marion Nestle's "Safe Food"

    The vomiting, diarrhea, and gallbladder surgeries were bad enough. Daily Harvest’s alleged food poisoning victims say the startup’s response made things worse

    For Now, Skip Eating Products That Contain Tara Flour, CR's Food Experts Say

    Bill Marler’s Daily Harvest posts

    The original Reddit post

    The History, Politics & Perils Of The Current Food Safety Controversy

    Food poisoning and unsafe temperatures: Many meal kit companies aren’t FDA regulated

    Public Health and Food Safety: a Historical Association

    Investigating Food Safety Implications Of Meal-Kit Delivery Subscription Services In Toronto

    Vitamin retention in eight fruits and vegetables: a comparison of refrigerated and frozen storage

    Ten years post-GAO assessment, FDA remains uninformed of potentially harmful GRAS substances in foods

    Daily Harvest updates

    Rachel Drori interview

    Antioxidants in Fresh and Frozen Fruit and Vegetables: Impact Study of Varying Storage Conditions

    Generally recognized as safe (GRAS): history and description

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  45. Mini-Sode: The Dr. Oz Campaign

    18 oktober 2022 · 1 uur 13 min

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    Mike and Aubrey break down the policies and promises of Dr. Oz's Senate campaign in Pennsylvania.

    Plus! A re-run of our complete Dr. Oz episode from last year.

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    Transcript of the infamous Congressional hearing

    The Making of Dr. Oz

    Columbia and the Problem of Dr. Oz

    The FTC lawsuit against green coffee bean extract sellers

    The Oz craze: The effect of pop culture media on health care

    The BMJ content analysis of the Dr. Oz show

    Ageing, fitness and neurocognitive function

    Real-world doctors fact-check Dr. Oz, and the results aren't pretty

    Dr. Oz may be America's most influential — and controversial — physician

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  46. Paul Bragg & The Rise of Apple Cider Vinegar

    11 oktober 2022 · 55 min

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    Health claims about apple cider vinegar are everywhere. But are they true? This week, we hop into the wayback machine for the story of America's first health influencer. (That's not true, but neither is anything else in this episode.) Lees meer

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    A Longstanding Legacy of Promoting Healthy Living

    About Paul (Internet Archive)

    100 Years of Health with Patricia Bragg

    Patricia Bragg: Born to do her father's work

    In the Name of the ‘Father’ (part 2, part 3)

    FDA report on enforcement & compliance

    FTC decisions, 1941

    How Americans Became Obsessed With Drinking Apple Cider Vinegar

    Debunking the health benefits of apple cider vinegar

    Orlando Bloom Bonded with Katy Perry over Apple Cider Vinegar

    Investor group acquires Bragg Live Food Products

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  47. The French Paradox

    27 september 2022 · 55 min

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    How an early-'90s newsmagazine show convinced a generation of Americans to start drinking red wine. For the antioxidants! Lees meer

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    Diet and alcohol in heart disease risk: the French Paradox

    Absorption of three wine-related polyphenols in three different matrices by healthy subjects

    From red wine to polyphenols and back: A journey through the history of the French Paradox

    Wine as a Biological Fluid: History, Production, and Role in Disease Prevention

    Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Confounders Among Nondrinking and Moderate-Drinking U.S. Adults

    Alcohol, Drinking Pattern, and Chronic Disease

    The French paradox: lessons for other countries

    Myocardial Infarction and Coronary Deaths in the World Health Organization MONICA Project

    Coronary heart disease in France and in Europe: Where are the facts?

    Wine And Juice Management And Marketing Decisions: The Case Of The French Paradox

    Decline of coronary heart disease mortality is strongly effected by changing patterns of underlying causes of death

    The Medical Autopsy: Past, Present, and Dubious Future

    New dimensions in cause of death statistics

    Should socioeconomic factors be considered as traditional risk factors for cardiovascular disease, as confounders, or as risk modifiers?

    Wine, alcohol, platelets, and the French paradox for coronary heart disease

    Alcohol, Ischemic Heart Disease, and the French Paradox

    Death certificates are not reliable: revivification of the autopsy

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  48. Goop

    13 september 2022 · 1 uur

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    How Goop’s Haters Made Gwyneth Paltrow’s Company Worth $250 Million

    How Gwyneth Paltrow took Goop from a homebrewed newsletter to a controversial $250 million wellness powerhouse

    Gwyneth Paltrow Feels Good — and So Can You

    Is Gwyneth Paltrow’s GOOP $1.6M In Debt?

    Goop and Condé Nast Team Up on a Magazine - The New York Times

    Gwyneth Paltrow didn't want Condé Nast to fact-check Goop articles

    A hungry Gwyneth Paltrow fails the food-stamp challenge four days in

    Dear Gwyneth, this is what living on food stamps really looks like

    My $29 Food Stamp Challenge & The Recipes

    Gwyneth Paltrow's Having the Chicest Yard Sale Ever

    Gwyneth Paltrow says children of celebrities 'almost have to work twice as hard' once they 'unfairly' get their start in Hollywood

    Gwyneth Paltrow brings aerial yoga, trans talks and cryofacials to Goop health conference

    We Attended Gwyneth Paltrow's $500-a-Ticket Health Summit

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  49. BONUS: Moon Juice Taste Test

    6 september 2022 · 54 min

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    Last year, we did an episode on Gwyneth-adjacent influencer Amanda Chantal Bacon and her wellness company, Moon Juice. This year we decided to TASTE THE DUST.

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  50. The Scarsdale Diet Murder feat. Sarah Marshall

    23 augustus 2022 · 1 uur 32 min

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    In 1982 a murder captured America's imagination. Forty years later, two podcasts joined forces to talk about it. Lees meer

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