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    Health & Fitness

    Maintenance Phase

    Debunking the junk science behind health fads, wellness scams and nonsensical nutrition advice.

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    Pilates Jul 04, 2023
    Show notes

    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.
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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

    Thanks to Doctor Dreamchip for our lovely theme song!

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    Brittany Dawn Jun 20, 2023
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    How a fitness influencer went from small-time scammer to one of the Internet’s leading villains.
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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

    Thanks to Doctor Dreamchip for our lovely theme song!

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    BONUS: The Conservative Diet Books of Yore Jun 06, 2023
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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!
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    Oprah v. Beef Part 2: Apocalypse Cow May 23, 2023
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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.
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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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    Oprah v. Beef Part 1: The Rise of "Veggie Libel" May 09, 2023
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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).
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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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    The 10,000 Steps Myth Apr 25, 2023
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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.

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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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    The Trouble with Sugar Apr 11, 2023
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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.
    Thanks to David Johnston for helping us with sources for this week’s episode!
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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

    Thanks to Doctor Dreamchip for our lovely theme song!

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    "Forks Over Knives": Is a Vegetarian Diet Better For You? Mar 28, 2023
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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)
    Thanks to Katherine Flegal for helping Mike with this episode!
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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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    The Instagram Fiber Feud Mar 14, 2023
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    Aubrey tells Mike about the diet that took over New York City (and its bathrooms).

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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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    Doctors Have a New Plan for Fat Kids Feb 28, 2023
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    Last month the American Academy of Pediatrics released a new set of guidelines for "childhood obesity." We have some comments.
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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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