Fat Science

Love this podcast!

I am a patient at Dr. Cooper’s office (I don’t see Dr. Cooper herself but another practitioner) and after years of being a patient, I just now started listening to this podcast. It’s really good to affirm the path that I am on after years of disordered eating. My body is finally healing and the labs I’m now receiving our better than ever which is quite encouraging. But I must admit, I still sometimes panic and go back into old thoughts about dieting and of course right now everybody is talking about ketosis and fasting. I love that Dr. Cooper addresses this in her podcast but I would also love to hear Mark mediate debate between her and another physician who might have an opposing view on the matter. I just always enjoy those types of healthy discussions. So if I were to add anything to the podcast, that would be it. But overall I think it’s great!

Amazing podcast. Not political at all. Dr. Cooper shares her expertise, frequently discusses scientific studies, and is almost painfully careful to not advise on things she isn’t an expert on. As a medical provider, I can say her approach and discussions are spot on, and any “advice” is layered in caveats as to how someone might approach it. Dr. Cooper is very informative and goes beyond explaining very nuanced processes in the human body. A frequent subtopic, is also how people’s bodies and experiences are different and there is no one size fits all plan of care. She always discusses the current scientific research available (or not), as an expert, and she is always careful to provide objective information or to explain if something is based on her own clinical experience. She frequently goes on to explain if a study being discussed is peer reviewed, has a decent sample size, and other parameters that influence how the results might be interpreted or used in clinical practice. She also discusses current medical guidelines, which frequently evolve, as science does. Science is science. If you suddenly have a political problem with a discussion based in science and current scientific research (being carefully explained by an expert in the same field of study), perhaps the problem is your politics not aligning with science or evidenced based medicine? That is your choice! You have every right to your own political ideology. This podcast, however, has no political agenda. I have noted a bias toward patient advocacy, which happens to align with my own personal and political beliefs. So, that isn’t a problem for me, specifically. Keep up the good work Fat Science!

More than 50% of the country vehemently disagrees with the idea that MAHA and other administration policies are somehow anti-science. Generally great content, but often the conversations get political. Pushing a certain agenda. More than 50% of the country vehemently disagrees with the idea that MAHA and other administration policies are somehow anti-science.