Showing results for "Fat" in Politics & Social Sciences

Dish up the red meat, eggs, and whole milk! In this well-researched and captivating narrative, veteran food writer Nina Teicholz proves how everything we've been told about fat is wrong. For decades, Americans have cut back on red meat and dairy products full of "bad" saturated fats. We obediently complied with nutritional guidelines to eat "heart healthy" fats found in olive oil, fish, and nuts, and followed a Mediterranean diet heavy on fruits, vegetables, and grains. Yet the nation's health has declined. What is going on?

An eye-opening, myth-shattering examination of what makes us fat, from acclaimed science writer Gary Taubes. In his New York Times best seller, Good Calories, Bad Calories, Taubes argued that our diet’s overemphasis on certain kinds of carbohydrates—not fats and not simply excess...

Robert Lustig’s 90-minute YouTube video “Sugar: The Bitter Truth”, has been viewed more than two million times. Now, in this much anticipated book, he documents the science and the politics that has led to the pandemic of chronic disease over the last 30 years. In the late 1970s when the...

Why didn't the ancient Greeks or Romans wear pants? How did they shave? How likely were they to drink fine wine, use birth control, or survive surgery? In a series of short and humorous essays, Naked Statues, Fat Gladiators, and War Elephants explores some of the questions about the Greeks and Romans that ancient historian Garrett Ryan has answered in the classroom and online. Unlike most books on the classical world, the focus is not on famous figures or events, but on the fascinating details of daily life.

This groundbreaking book is the first to both identify the wide range of political risks that global firms face and show investors how to effectively manage them. Written by two of the world's leading figures in political risk management, it reveals that, while the world remains exceedingly risky for businesses, it is by no means incomprehensible. The authors provide a wealth of unique methods, tools, and concepts to help understand political risk, showing when and how political risk analysis works - and when it does not.

From the creator of Your Fat Friend and co-host of the Maintenance Phase podcast, an explosive indictment of the systemic and cultural bias facing plus-size people. Anti-fatness is everywhere. In What We Don’t Talk About When We Talk About Fat, Aubrey Gordon unearths the cultural attitudes and...

A bold takedown of the ways women are terrorized about fatness, and a treatise on the revolutionary power of fat fury Anti-fatness and fat-shaming are used most often as a way to inspire fear in others about being or becoming fat. Scholar and therapist Breanne Fahs breaks down how the dread of...

Fat Off, Fat On: A Big B---h Manifesto is a humorous, at times tragic, memoir that follows Kent on her journey to realizing that her body is a gift to be grown into, that sometimes family doesn’t always mean home, and how even ill-fated bisexual romances could free her from gender essentialism.

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER AN INDIE BESTSELLER “One of the great thinkers of our generation . . . I feel fresher and smarter and happier for sitting down with her.”—Jameela Jamil, iWeigh Podcast The co-host of the Maintenance Phase podcast and creator of Your Fat Friend equips you with...

“Sesali Bowen is poised to give Black feminism the rejuvenation it needs. Her trendsetting writing and commentary reaches across experiences and beyond respectability. I and so many Black girls still figuring out who they are in this world will gain so much from whatever she has to say...

In Black. Fat. Femme: Revealing the Power of Visibly Queer Voices (in Media) and Learning to Love Yourself, educator and media critic Dr. Jonathan P. Higgins—aka Doctor Jon Paul—delivers an honest and extraordinary new take on how the author, and other Black Fat Femmes like them, have come to find and understand their identity. You'll learn about how standing at the intersection of multiple identities, communities, and causes shapes people and how they see the world.

Two old kiwi mates that grew up together and have since migrated to Australia. Talking Surfing, combat sports and existential dread while trying to get a few laughs

Combatting fatphobia and racism to reclaim a space of belonging at the intersection of fat, Black, and female. To live in a body at the intersection of fat, Black, and female is to be on the margins. From concern-trolling--"I just want you to be healthy"--to outright attacks, fat Black bodies...

Big Fat Skinny Dish is not your typical weight-loss podcast. It’s real talk about food, mindset, and the messy middle of trying to live healthy-ish without giving up the things you love. Hosted by Lisa Kahler, a recovering dieter with a story full of ups, downs, and do-overs, this podcast dishes out lessons learned, snack reviews, mindset shifts, and plenty of inspiration and encouragement along the weigh. Here you’ll find stories of transformation, moments of laughter, and honest conversations about what it really takes to stay consistent: grace, grit, and sometimes a handful of fries. So...

A nutritional whodunit that takes readers from Greenland to Africa to Israel, The Queen of Fats gives a fascinating account of how we have become deficient in a nutrient that is essential for good health: the fatty acids know as omega-3s.

A train is racing toward five men, tied to the track. Unless the train is stopped, it will inevitably kill all five men. If a fat man is pushed onto the line, although he will die, his body will stop the train, saving five lives. Would you kill the fat man? As David Edmonds shows, answering the question is far more complex, and important, than it first appears. In fact, how we answer it tells us a great deal about right and wrong.

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Sprecht mit Mehrgewichtigen, nicht über sie! Bobby - Ur-Wienerin und Justyna, Wienerin mit polnischen Wurzeln - haben es satt sich anzupassen und wollen im Podcast gemeinsam Stigmen brechen. Fettfeindlichkeit hat hier keinen Platz! Der Podcast ist für alle, die sich in unserer Gesellschaft nicht repräsentiert fühlen und es satt haben unsichtbar zu sein. Du willst dabei sein und hast etwas zu sagen? Schreib Justyna oder Bobby eine Nachricht auf Instagram. Justyna: https://www.instagram.com/jus_curvy Bobby: https://www.instagram.com/bobby_curvect Foto Bobby: (c) Ursula Schmitz

Real life weight loss podcast! 270 girl trying to lose over 100 pounds. Come join me for the good, bad, and ugly parts of a weight loss journey, but mostly success and learning! This is a safe place so send me any questions or comments, I'd love to hear from all of you on your journeys as well!

For the Mermaids, Merfolk and Sirens of Size. We celebrate fat merfolk and mermaids at heart. Produced by Society of Fat Mermaids http://www.societyoffatmermaids.com Leave us a message about how you are Making Waves. https://www.speakpipe.com/FatMermaidsMakeWaves Hear from plus size merfolk and other fabulous fatties what they love about their bodies, how they got into their field, and how they're making waves. If you need a super sized dose of whimsy and magic, this show is for you.