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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. Support us: Hear bonus episodes on Patreon Donate on PayPal Get Maintenance Phase T-shirts, stickers and more Buy Aubrey's new book Listen to Mike's new podcast Preorder Aubrey's book at your favorite bookstore or here: Bookshop.org Powell's Books Blackstone Books Black Pearl Books Amazon Barnes & Noble Book Depository Audible (audiobook) Libro.fm (audiobook) Support the show

Charging disabled people more for health care is illegal. But what about ... charging non-disabled people less?Support us: Hear bonus episodes on Patreon Donate on PayPal Get Maintenance Phase T-shirts, stickers and more Buy Aubrey's new book Listen to Mike's new podcast Links!  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?  Support the show

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? Support us: Hear bonus episodes on Patreon Donate on PayPal Get Maintenance Phase T-shirts, stickers and more Buy Aubrey's new book Listen to Mike's new podcast Links! 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 Thanks to Doctor Dreamchip for our lovely theme song! Support the show

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. Also, don't forget to pre-order Aubrey's new book! Support us:  Subscribe on Patreon Donate on PayPal Get Maintenance Phase shirts, stickers and more Support the show

“Herpes is basically living the dream” — Aubrey Gordon.Support us:  Subscribe on Patreon Donate on PayPal Get Maintenance Phase shirts, stickers and more Check out Mike's other podcast, If Books Could Kill Pre-order Aubrey's book! Links! 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 Thanks to Doctor Dreamchip for our lovely theme song! Support the show

Pennsylvania listeners check your registration here!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. Support us:  Subscribe on Patreon Donate on PayPal Get Maintenance Phase shirts, stickers and more Links: 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  Thanks to Ashley Smith for editing assistance and Doctor Dreamchip for our lovely theme song!Support the show

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.) Thanks to David Johnston for providing sources for this week’s episode!Support us: Hear bonus episodes on Patreon Donate on PayPal Get Maintenance Phase T-shirts, stickers and more Links: 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 Thanks to Doctor Dreamchip for our lovely theme song!Support the show

How an early-'90s newsmagazine show convinced a generation of Americans to start drinking red wine. For the antioxidants! Special thanks to Susanne Stolpe and Alexander H. Sandtorv for helping us fact-check this episode! Support us: Hear bonus episodes on Patreon Donate on PayPal Get Maintenance Phase T-shirts, stickers and more Links! 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  Thanks to Doctor Dreamchip for our lovely theme song!Support the show

Do we even need to write a description? It's the Goopisode!  Support us: Hear bonus episodes on Patreon Donate on PayPal Get Maintenance Phase T-shirts, stickers and more Links! 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 Anti-Medication Goop Summit Expert Claims AIDS Treatment Kills and GMOs Cause Depression Inside Goop, Gwyneth Paltrow's Growing Empire The history of self-care Still Processing: We Care for Ourselves and Others in Trump’s America Thanks to Doctor Dreamchip for our lovely theme song!Support the show

This week's episode is running late so here's something to tide you over! 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. This episode was originally for our Patreon supporters. Click here if you'd like to sign up!   Support us: Hear bonus episodes on Patreon Donate on PayPal Get Maintenance Phase T-shirts, stickers and more Thanks to Doctor Dreamchip for our lovely theme song!Support the show

In 1982 a murder captured America's imagination. Forty years later, two podcasts joined forces to talk about it. Hear more from Sarah at You're Wrong About and You Are Good!Support us: Hear bonus episodes on Patreon Donate on PayPal Get Maintenance Phase T-shirts, stickers and more Links! Diana Trilling’s “Mrs. Harris” Shana Alexander’s “Very Much a Lady” "The Complete Scarsdale Medical Diet" Thanks to Doctor Dreamchip for our lovely theme song!Support the show

A dieting book or a how-to guide for an eating disorder? Pourquoi pas les deux ?Support us: Hear bonus episodes on Patreon Donate on PayPal Get Maintenance Phase T-shirts, stickers and more Links! The By The Book episode The NYT interview with Mireille Guiliano Gabrielle Deydier: what it’s like to be fat in France Inhaling Their Food Publishers sell snobbery by the page Champagne and Pizza 'French Women Don't Get Fat': Like Champagne for Chocolate Thanks to Doctor Dreamchip for our lovely theme song!Support the show

"Celebrity chef Pete Evans has activated his last almond with the Seven Network."Support us: Hear bonus episodes on Patreon Donate on PayPal Get Maintenance Phase T-shirts, stickers and more Links! Pete Evans on COVID-19 restrictions  Pete Evans on who gets COVID  Introducing the BioCharger  Coronavirus treatment spruiked by chef Pete Evans criticised by health associations, to be investigated by TGA - ABC News  Pete Evans' company fined for alleged COVID-19 advertising breaches | Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA)  Pete Evans fined $80,000 by health department for alleged unlawful spruiking of devices and medicines  Australian celebrity chef Pete Evans under fire for sharing views of UK conspiracy theorist David Icke Pete Evans' boasts he played 60 Minutes Australia like 'game of chess'  Oh, for Pete's sake: The rise and fall (and possible rise) of Pete Evans  Dumped by sponsors, what happens to Pete Evans now?  Sonnenrad, symbol used in shooter's manifesto, explained Pete Evans Is Now Posting Neo-Nazi Symbols And The Far-Right Love It Celebrity chef Pete Evans' Instagram account deleted for 'repeatedly sharing' Covid misinformation Neo-Nazi groups allegedly targeted celebrity chef Pete Evans before infamous black sun cartoon The URL 'Pete Evans For Senate' redirects to unexpected webpage Thanks to Doctor Dreamchip for our lovely theme song!Support the show

How a beloved TV chef became one of Australia's most polarizing public figures.  Support us: Hear bonus episodes on Patreon Donate on PayPal Get Maintenance Phase T-shirts, stickers and more Links! Going Paleo: What Prehistoric Man Actually Ate The Paleo Way (video clip)  Paleolithic nutrition for metabolic syndrome Paleo diet still lacks evidence Atherosclerosis across 4000 years of human history How to Really Eat Like a Hunter-Gatherer: Why the Paleo Diet Is Half-Baked Ancient leftovers show the real Paleo diet was a veggie feast Expert dismisses Pete Evans' claims that modern diet causes autism  Celebrity Chef's Paleo Cookbook for Babies Delayed After Health Fears Pete Evans: paleo cookbook for mums and babies under fire again  AMA accuses Pete Evans of endangering lives with unscientific health advice  Pete Evans provides 'evidence' for his fluoride claims  Thanks to Doctor Dreamchip for our lovely theme song!Support the show

In 1998, a researcher rolled out an innovative approach to education. And in 2015, Methodology Twitter had a big fight about it. Support us: Hear bonus episodes on Patreon Donate on PayPal Get Maintenance Phase T-shirts, stickers and more Links! The original 2004 paper The 2015 re-analysis The 2015 meta-analysis The Tanzania dissertation Doing Good Better Worm Wars: The Anthology Deworming Debunked WHO advises blanket anti-worming treatment for children despite lack of benefit Deworming Delusions? Mass Drug Administration In East African Schools Understanding Heterogeneity in the Impact of National Neglected Tropical Disease Control Programmes What Has Been Learned from the Deworming Replications: A Nonpartisan View Mass Deworming Programs in Middle Childhood and Adolescence Is it worth treating everyone who might get worms? New research debunks merits of global deworming programmes Should the WHO withdraw support for mass deworming? Why Don't People Take Their Medicine? Experimental Evidence from Kenya Dear journalists and policymakers: What you need to know about the Worm Wars Thanks to Doctor Dreamchip for our lovely theme song!Support the show

This year, the UK implemented a law requiring chain restaurants to list calorie counts on their menus. Where did these policies come from? What impact do they have? And why is a Julia Roberts quote from 1990 the best way to describe them?Support us: Hear bonus episodes on Patreon Donate on PayPal Get Maintenance Phase T-shirts, stickers and more Links! Calorie Labelling Regulations - GOV.UK Calorie labelling: implementation guidance - GOV.UK Do Menu Calorie Counts Actually Change How We Eat? Calorie counts on menus: What's the real impact on diners and restaurants? Court Upholds the City's Rule Requiring Some Restaurants to Post Calorie Counts Menu Labeling | Center for Science in the Public Interest Menu Labeling Requirements | FDA Calorie Labeling And Food Choices: A First Look At The Effects On Low-Income People In New York City The influence of calorie labeling on food orders and consumption: A review of the literature - PMC Changes in Calorie Content of Menu Items at Large Chain Restaurants After Implementation of Calorie Labels Why Listing Calorie Counts on Menus Can Do More Harm Than Good Thanks to Doctor Dreamchip for our lovely theme song!Support the show

Weight loss is as simple as “calories in, calories out,” right? Or — gasp — could the reply guys be wrong!? This week, we dig in on the surprisingly complex science behind a seemingly simple calculation.Support us: Hear bonus episodes on Patreon Donate on PayPal Get Maintenance Phase T-shirts, stickers and more Links! History of the Calorie in Nutrition Caloric Equivalents of Gained or Lost Weight The Foreign Policy of the Calorie Why the most popular rule of weight loss is completely wrong Time to Correctly Predict the Amount of Weight Loss With Dieting Mysteries of Weight Loss The energy balance model of obesity: beyond calories in, calories out “Calories in, calories out” and macronutrient intake Olympians owe gold standard to a 19th-century chemist Calories on food packets are wrong—it’s time to change that Why Does the FDA Recommend 2,000 Calories Per Day? Who Actually Needs a 2,000 Calorie a Day Diet? The Nutrition Facts Label: Its History and Updates Thanks to Doctor Dreamchip for our lovely theme song!Support the show

This week, Mike and Aubrey take on a manual for creep behavior masquerading as a diet book. Along the way, we cover shopping guides, journalism salaries and the proper preparation of Cornish game hens. We love our curvy husbands. Support us: Hear bonus episodes on Patreon Donate on PayPal Get Maintenance Phase T-shirts, stickers and more Links! How to Take 20 Pounds Off Your Man by Kalter, Suzy: (1984) | The Book Store  Suzy Kalter Gershman Obituary The book cover Thanks to Doctor Dreamchip for our lovely theme song!Support the show

Debunking some of the most widely repeated myths about fat and health. Here's Mike's new video! Support us: Hear bonus episodes on Patreon Donate on PayPal Get Maintenance Phase T-shirts, stickers and more Thanks to Doctor Dreamchip for our lovely theme song!Support the show

How a liberal journalist entrenched a libertarian fantasy. Thanks to Sarah Taber for helping us with the research for this episode!Support us: Hear bonus episodes on Patreon Donate on PayPal Get Maintenance Phase T-shirts, stickers and more Links! Julie Guthman's "Weighing In"  Rachel Laudan's "Cooking and Empire" Heidi Zimmerman's "Caring for the Middle Class Soul" Joel Salatin’s Unsustainable Myth Chris Newman’s Blog Everything I Want to Do Is Racist: How America’s favorite farmer lost his way. Clean Food: If You Want to Save the World, Get Over Yourself. The USA lags behind other agricultural nations in banning harmful pesticides Governing food: Media, politics and pleasure Michael Pollan's Misguided Food Nostalgia  A Plea for Culinary Modernism The French Terroir Strategy, and Culinary Modernism The Dark Side of Local  Thanks to Doctor Dreamchip for our lovely theme song!Support the show