Food! Can't live with it; can't live without it. Jokes apart, our love for food is only biology, but the love-hate relationship we have with it is all society. We're bombarded by information and "science", and every 2 years the forbidden foods change. In this episode, listen to Pallavi talk some food and metabolism science, while Ameya discusses the age-old fat is bad for you theory. Plus: potatoes, pizza, fasting, feasting and more!

Things we discuss in this episode:

Linda Bacon's Health at Every Size

Jason Fung's The Obesity Code

Nina Teicholz's The Big Fat Surprise

Article in the Independent

Article in the New York Times