Are GLP-1s changing our relationship with our bodies? The science says yes, but not in the ways you might think.
In this episode, Christiana sits down with Dr. A. Janet Tomiyama, health psychologist, UCLA professor, and director of the Diet, Stigma, and Health (DiSH) Lab, to examine how GLP-1s are redefining body positivity, exposing the persistence of weight stigma, and raising bigger questions about who gets to be accepted and why.
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1:25 Meet Janet
3:53 What Japan and Nigeria Reveal About Weight Stigma
5:55 Is Weight Really About Willpower? The Science of Genetics & Dieting
7:56 Should Governments Pay for Weight Loss?
9:37 Why Most Diets Don't Work Long-Term
15:41 How Culture Shapes the Way We Eat
20:21 Why Bigger Bodies Once Represented Wealth
24:29 What Is "Food Noise"?
29:01 The Hidden Reality of Eating Disorders in Black Women
32:14 GLP-1s, Grief, and the Identity Shift No One Talks About
36:41 Who Gets Access to GLP-1s?
42:21 The Risks and Unknowns of GLP-1 Medications
49:03 Are GLP-1s a Lifetime Commitment?
51:28 Raising a Family in a Weight-Obsessed World
56:14 Should Parents Put Their Kids on GLP-1s?
1:01:21 Why Body Neutrality May Be More Realistic Than Body Positivity
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