Diagnosis: Fat
Sep 6, 2026 · 38 min · 10 segments
This week we hear from sociologist and researcher Amanda Levitt about how fat people are treated at their doctor's offices. She's found that many doctor's center losing weight no matter what ailment…
Sep 6, 2026 · 38 min · 10 segments
This week we hear from sociologist and researcher Amanda Levitt about how fat people are treated at their doctor's offices. She's found that many doctor's center losing weight no matter what ailment…
Amanda LevittGuest
Jane MarieHostWhat
does that remind me of Amanda? How many things have you spoken about on the show? That are just all your fault.
You know, this is very much part of that in, you know, and I think with the growth of GLP-1s, we've really seen that, again, this emphasis on thinness as the one sole thing that individuals can control and that they can try to have, you know, mastery over.
And it really turns, a lot of research talks about this as like the body becomes a project.
You know, the body becomes the sole source of whatever energy this person has and that that is the thing that's going to like open the doors to like a better life.
What
does that remind me of Amanda? How many things have you spoken about on the show? That are just all your fault.
You know, this is very much part of that in, you know, and I think with the growth of GLP-1s, we've really seen that, again, this emphasis on thinness as the one sole thing that individuals can control and that they can try to have, you know, mastery over.
And it really turns, a lot of research talks about this as like the body becomes a project.
You know, the body becomes the sole source of whatever energy this person has and that that is the thing that's going to like open the doors to like a better life.
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