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Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1743876/open_sms] In this episode, I explore the journey of Robin, a 45-year-old art teacher navigating a high cholesterol diagnosis and the frustrating world of weight-centric healthcare. Through their story, I break down the actual science of heart disease risk factors (spoiler: weight is the least of your concerns), explain the difference between primary and secondary prevention, and reveal how the medical establishment's obsession with numbers obscures more important social determinants of health. I also dissect the evidence (or lack thereof) for dietary and lifestyle interventions, highlighting how medication decisions should be based on informed consent, not fear. This episode asks: What if doctors treated us as whole people instead of just collections of numbers? This week's journal article is:  Ras, Rouyanne T et al. “LDL-cholesterol-lowering effect of plant sterols and stanols across different dose ranges: a meta-analysis of randomised controlled studies.” The British journal of nutrition vol. 112,2 (2014): 214-9. doi:10.1017/S0007114514000750  Got a question for the next podcast? Let me know [contact@fatdoctor.co.uk]! Connect With Me * FREE GUIDES [https://www.noweigh.org/free-resources/]: evidence-based, not diet nonsense * NEWSLETTER [https://dashboard.mailerlite.com/forms/302291/82456463212020836/share]: Life-changing insights straight to your inbox * UNSHRINKABLE [https://learn.fatdoctor.co.uk/courses/unshrinkable]: Find out why your body is not designed to shrink * MASTERCLASSES [https://www.fatdoctor.co.uk/events/]: All the evidence doctors should give you * NO WEIGH PROGRAM [https://www.fatdoctor.co.uk/no-weigh/]: Join the revolution against weight-loss lies * THE WEIGHTING ROOM [https://www.fatdoctor.co.uk/the-weighting-room/]: A community where authenticity thrives and every voice matters * CONSULTATION [https://www.fatdoctor.co.uk/consultations/]: For the ultimate transformation in your healthcare journe Find me on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/thefatdoctor/], YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyRJX02ILxbqSqXee4QGGAQ], and LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/thefatdoctor/].

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1743876/open_sms] Our worth as human beings is not determined by our health status. In this powerful episode, I challenge the pervasive narrative that ties personal value to health metrics and physical ability. I explore how healthism is deeply rooted in capitalism, racism, ableism, and colonialism, creating harmful hierarchies even within marginalized communities. Drawing from my own personal experience with chronic illness and analyzing problematic media representations of 'fat but fit' bodies, I make the case that every person is equally valuable, regardless of their health or ability to contribute through productivity. This episode asks: What if we collectively rejected the notion that health determines our worth? The Guardian Article is “‘Plot twist - I’m still a fat person!’: meet the people proving you can be fit at any size” by Sarah Phillips, Sun 29th March https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/mar/29/im-still-a-fat-person-meet-the-people-proving-you-can-be-fit-at-any-size [https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/mar/29/im-still-a-fat-person-meet-the-people-proving-you-can-be-fit-at-any-size] The journal article is: Metabolically Healthy Obese and Incident Cardiovascular Disease Events Among 3.5 Million Men and Women Got a question for the next podcast? Let me know [contact@fatdoctor.co.uk]! Connect With Me * FREE GUIDES [https://www.noweigh.org/free-resources/]: evidence-based, not diet nonsense * NEWSLETTER [https://dashboard.mailerlite.com/forms/302291/82456463212020836/share]: Life-changing insights straight to your inbox * UNSHRINKABLE [https://learn.fatdoctor.co.uk/courses/unshrinkable]: Find out why your body is not designed to shrink * MASTERCLASSES [https://www.fatdoctor.co.uk/events/]: All the evidence doctors should give you * NO WEIGH PROGRAM [https://www.fatdoctor.co.uk/no-weigh/]: Join the revolution against weight-loss lies * THE WEIGHTING ROOM [https://www.fatdoctor.co.uk/the-weighting-room/]: A community where authenticity thrives and every voice matters * CONSULTATION [https://www.fatdoctor.co.uk/consultations/]: For the ultimate transformation in your healthcare journe Find me on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/thefatdoctor/], YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyRJX02ILxbqSqXee4QGGAQ], and LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/thefatdoctor/].

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1743876/open_sms]  Medical moralism has transformed heart health from a medical issue into a moral judgment. When we label cholesterol as "good" or "bad" and patients as "compliant" or "non-compliant," we're not practicing medicine - we're passing judgment.  In this episode, I expose how the "lose weight or die" narrative serves financial interests while ignoring the real social determinants of health. I ask whether our obsession with metabolic markers has become a moral measuring stick rather than genuine care, and challenge listeners to question whether health status should ever define human worth.  This episode's journal article is  "Evidence for the Association Between Adverse Childhood Family Environment, Child Abuse, and Caregiver Warmth and Cardiovascular Health Across the Lifespan: The Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) Study.”  Got a question for the next podcast? Let me know [contact@fatdoctor.co.uk]! Connect With Me * FREE GUIDES [https://www.noweigh.org/free-resources/]: evidence-based, not diet nonsense * NEWSLETTER [https://dashboard.mailerlite.com/forms/302291/82456463212020836/share]: Life-changing insights straight to your inbox * UNSHRINKABLE [https://learn.fatdoctor.co.uk/courses/unshrinkable]: Find out why your body is not designed to shrink * MASTERCLASSES [https://www.fatdoctor.co.uk/events/]: All the evidence doctors should give you * NO WEIGH PROGRAM [https://www.fatdoctor.co.uk/no-weigh/]: Join the revolution against weight-loss lies * THE WEIGHTING ROOM [https://www.fatdoctor.co.uk/the-weighting-room/]: A community where authenticity thrives and every voice matters * CONSULTATION [https://www.fatdoctor.co.uk/consultations/]: For the ultimate transformation in your healthcare journe Find me on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/thefatdoctor/], YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyRJX02ILxbqSqXee4QGGAQ], and LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/thefatdoctor/].

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1743876/open_sms]  We’re doing things slightly different this week (it is episode 13, after all). As a 44-year-old doctor who recently discovered I'm autistic, I'm sharing my personal journey of self-discovery for Autism Awareness Day. In yet another deeply personal episode, I walk through the signs I missed in myself while recognizing them in my kids, how I've been masking my whole life, and why I'm now embracing a more authentic way of living and working.  I also explain why I'm done trying to build a business the neurotypical way and how I'm restructuring my work to avoid burnout while still continuing to create content I love. If you've ever wondered about late-diagnosed autism or are feeling burnt out trying to follow other people's rules, this one's for you!  Got a question for the next podcast? Let me know [contact@fatdoctor.co.uk]! Connect With Me * FREE GUIDES [https://www.noweigh.org/free-resources/]: evidence-based, not diet nonsense * NEWSLETTER [https://dashboard.mailerlite.com/forms/302291/82456463212020836/share]: Life-changing insights straight to your inbox * UNSHRINKABLE [https://learn.fatdoctor.co.uk/courses/unshrinkable]: Find out why your body is not designed to shrink * MASTERCLASSES [https://www.fatdoctor.co.uk/events/]: All the evidence doctors should give you * NO WEIGH PROGRAM [https://www.fatdoctor.co.uk/no-weigh/]: Join the revolution against weight-loss lies * THE WEIGHTING ROOM [https://www.fatdoctor.co.uk/the-weighting-room/]: A community where authenticity thrives and every voice matters * CONSULTATION [https://www.fatdoctor.co.uk/consultations/]: For the ultimate transformation in your healthcare journe Find me on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/thefatdoctor/], YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyRJX02ILxbqSqXee4QGGAQ], and LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/thefatdoctor/].

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1743876/open_sms]  In this episode, Dr. Asher Larmie speaks with fellow weight inclusive GP Dr. Molly Moffat about creating safe feeding environments for neurodivergent children that goes beyond conventional nutrition rules. They explore how diet culture and neurotypical expectations harm autistic individuals, while sharing personal stories of parenting neurodivergent children and navigating healthcare as autistic doctors themselves. Dr. Moffat offers transformative insights on helping children develop healthy relationships with food by prioritizing emotional safety over nutritional perfectionism.  Molly works as an NHS GP and Doctor in Community Paediatrics, as well as a workshop facilitator for the social enterprise Body Happy Org [https://www.bodyhappyorg.com/].  She is both neurodivergent herself and a parent to neurodivergent children. Molly offers support to families whose children experience feeding differences, and to adults who want to improve their relationship with food. She practices through a neurodiversity-affirming, weight inclusive lens celebrating both diversity of bodies and diversity of minds.  Got a question for the next podcast? Let me know [contact@fatdoctor.co.uk]! Connect With Me * FREE GUIDES [https://www.noweigh.org/free-resources/]: evidence-based, not diet nonsense * NEWSLETTER [https://dashboard.mailerlite.com/forms/302291/82456463212020836/share]: Life-changing insights straight to your inbox * UNSHRINKABLE [https://learn.fatdoctor.co.uk/courses/unshrinkable]: Find out why your body is not designed to shrink * MASTERCLASSES [https://www.fatdoctor.co.uk/events/]: All the evidence doctors should give you * NO WEIGH PROGRAM [https://www.fatdoctor.co.uk/no-weigh/]: Join the revolution against weight-loss lies * THE WEIGHTING ROOM [https://www.fatdoctor.co.uk/the-weighting-room/]: A community where authenticity thrives and every voice matters * CONSULTATION [https://www.fatdoctor.co.uk/consultations/]: For the ultimate transformation in your healthcare journe Find me on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/thefatdoctor/], YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyRJX02ILxbqSqXee4QGGAQ], and LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/thefatdoctor/].