S01E113: You Look Great & You’re Perfect! w/ Ellen Haun

Diets are a scam, so tell your New Year's resolution to suck it. Caitlin brings on special guest host, Ellen Haun, to talk about the diet trends that have clawed their way into our lives. These scammy diets have claimed for years to be the golden ticket to a perfect body but even your BMI is a total scam! It was even used in the 80s by insurance companies to overcharge and discriminate against clients. We’re not bringing that foolishness in 2021!

Diet and wellness culture is crippling and Ellen and Caitlin are here to tell you YOU LOOK GREAT and YOUR BODY IS PERFECT! 

Resources:

NY Times: The Great Diet Crash: A crusade against Tanya Zuckerbrot’s F-Factor diet. 

British Dietician’s 2019 Worst Diets to Avoid

“The Omnivore's Dilemma” by Michael Pollan

Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics 

Dietetic Associations

From McDonald's To Organic Valley You're Probably Eating Wood Pulp, NPR

Adolphe Quetelet and the Evolution of Body Mass Index (BMI): A 19th century 'Renaissance man' devised a ratio we use today. Psychology Today 

Your Fat Friend

You’re Wrong About Podcast: The Obesity Epidemic

Maintenance Phase Podcast 

Virgie Tovar 

Rebel Eaters Club Podcast 

I’m not going to answer the same question about being fat any more, by Lindy West

“Hunger” by Roxane Gay 

Top 10 Reasons Why The BMI Is Bogus, NPR

Why BMI Is a Big Fat Scam, Mother Jones 

Why BMI is inaccurate and misleading, Medical News Today 

The Bizarre and Racist History of the BMI, Elemental

Ellen’s Book Cinderella and the Glass Ceiling

And Other Feminist Fairy Tales

Ellen’s Insta

Caitlin’s Youtube Channel 

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