11 episodes
Chewing the Facts NZME
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- Health & Fitness
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4.5 • 10 Ratings
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In this new 10-part series, journalist Sasha Borissenko investigates the truth - and debunks the myths - about weight in Aotearoa.
This is a podcast about fatness, but don't come here expecting any weight loss tips. The series will look at how society has conditioned us to feel about our weight, looking at everything from the messages we receive around food and dieting, to the societal structures in place influencing our decisions, with dozens of interviews with experts, government officials, industry representatives, and people with lived experience.
New episodes out every Sunday. Produced with the NZ Herald with support from NZ On Air.
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Where to from here
Facts over fiction? Join Sasha Borissenko in the final episode of Chewing the Facts as she investigates why people are fixated with the idea of personal choice and what can be done about it.
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Magic bullets
From lobbying to commercial conflicts of interest, join Sasha Borissenko in episode 9 of Chewing the Facts as she investigates interventions to improve the food environment and the forces behind the scenes.
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99% fat free
Are all food choices made equal? Join Sasha Borissenko in episode eight of Chewing the Facts as she tackles the art of food advertising, health halos, and Aotearoa’s voluntary unregulated framework.
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Enter the discrimination void
It’s legal to discriminate against fat people in the workplace, education, health, and public settings. Join Sasha Borissenko in episode seven to discover whether there’s any public or political will to change it.
It’s legal to discriminate against fat people in the workplace, education, health, and public settings. Is there any political or public will to change it?
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A dose of fat and health
Join Sasha Borissenko in episode six of Chewing the Facts as she dissects fat and health - a drain on the healthcare system or harm resulting from medical bias, prejudice, and misinformation?
With fat-related illnesses often cited draining the healthcare system, we fail to recognise the impact of prejudice among medical professionals. For a dose of health and fat, medical prejudice, and more, check out episode 6 of Chewing the Facts.
Why is it so hard to digest that you can be fat and healthy? And why is weight seen as a prerequisite at the doctor’s office? For a dose of health and fat, medical prejudice, and more, check out episode 6 of Chewing the Facts.
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Going under the knife
The medical profession poses weight loss surgery as a solution to the ‘obesity epidemic’ but it’s fraught with social tensions and public health barriers to those wanting it. Join Sasha Borissenko in episode five of Chewing the Facts as she debunks the belief it’s a ‘quick fix’.
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Customer Reviews
Cuts through the fat stigma BS
Such a great listen. It’s a nuanced and well researched look at the science, history, social, environmental factors that have created our perceptions around fatness. Also, the presenter, Sasha is quite funny in delivering what are sometimes sad and infuriating insights. Wish all the episodes were there already so I could binge it. Get this in you ears podcats