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
DISCLAIMER: We are comedians and this is satire. C’mon
Send us your scams!
scamwowpodcast@gmail.com
Or call: 347-509-9414
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megaphone.fm/adchoicesDiets 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
DISCLAIMER: We are comedians and this is satire. C’mon
Send us your scams!
scamwowpodcast@gmail.com
Or call: 347-509-9414
scamwowpodcast.com
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit
megaphone.fm/adchoices