The Fat Doctor Podcast
Dr Asher Larmie
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How would you react if someone told you that most of what we are taught to believe about healthy bodies is a lie? How would you feel if that person was a medical doctor with over 20 years experience treating patients and seeing the harm caused by all this misinformation?In their podcast, Dr Asher Larmie, an experienced General Practitioner and self-styled Fat Doctor, examines and challenges 'health' as we know it through passionate, unfiltered conversations with guest experts, colleagues and friends.They tackle the various ways in which weight stigma and anti-fat bias impact both individuals and society as a whole. From the classroom to the boardroom, the doctors office to the local pub, weight-based discrimination is everywhere. Is it any wonder that it has such an impact on our health? Whether you're a person affected by weight stigma, a healthcare professional, a concerned parent or an ally who shares our view that people in larger bodies deserve better, Asher and the team at 'The Fat Doctor Podcast' welcomes you into the inner circle.
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S6E8 Why Lifestyle Advice is BS: The Mediterranean Diet Edition
Send a textThe Mediterranean diet has become medical gospel—promoted by diabetes organizations, heart health foundations, and doctors worldwide. But when I looked at the actual evidence, I found…
S6E7 The Big Fat Lie: Why Your Weight Didn't Cause Your Health Condition
Send a textMedicine has built an entire mythology around weight as the root cause of disease, including diabetes, sleep apnea, and arthritis. In this episode, I introduce you to three fictional…
S6E6 Wellness Influencers: A 400-Year History of the Same Old BS
Send a textWellness culture didn't start with Instagram. From George Cheyne's 1724 bestseller to Dr. Lulu Hunt Peters redefining fat bodies as "the enemy within," the methods and ideology haven't…
S6E5 It's Not Your Fault: The Real Factors That Control Your Weight
Send a textThe weight loss industry has convinced us that being fat is a personal failure—a consequence of eating too much and moving too little. But the truth is far more complex and liberating.…
S6E4 When Doctors Lie: The Guidelines That Recommend Diets They Know Don't Work
Send a textIn 1992, a room full of weight loss experts admitted diets don't work and that weight regain is almost inevitable within five years. Then they recommended diets anyway. Fast forward to…
S6E3 How Big Pharma Made Up a Disease
Send a textIn 1995, the WHO published a report stating clearly: "There are no clearly established cutoff points for fat mass or fat percentage that can be translated into cut-offs for BMI." Just…
S6E2 There is no such thing as a healthy weight
Send a textWe've been told our entire lives that there's such a thing as a "healthy weight" - but the foundations of this belief are built on quicksand. In this episode, I trace the shocking history…
S6E1 I Wrote A Book!
Send a text After three false starts and years of research, I've finally finished the first draft of No Weigh. This wasn't supposed to be just another book debunking weight science—it became…
S5E40 Seasons Greetings from the Fat Doctor
Send a text In this season finale, I'm stripping away the should-dos and reminding you of what truly matters: your rest is non-negotiable, your boundaries deserve enforcement, and joy isn't something…
S5E39 Destroying 10 Lies That Are Used to Justify Weight Based Discrimination
Send a textAfter a year of exploring wellness culture and its discriminatory foundations, I've identified 10 arguments people use to justify discrimination against fat people—and I'm dismantling…
S5E38 The Logical Fallacies That Season Your Holiday Fatphobia
Send a textThis holiday season, you'll hear countless claims about weight and health dressed up as concern or common sense. But beneath every "everybody knows" and "the experts say" lies a logical…
S5E37 When Healthcare Becomes Compliance Theater
Send a textHealthcare's approach to diabetes has become less about treating a disease and more about fixing the person. In this episode, I walk through Cosmo's fictional-but-familiar journey from…
S5E36 Ignoring the Harm: Why We Justify Suffering for Weight Loss
Send a text When doctors recommend weight loss, they describe the supposed benefits but remain silent about the harms—reduced metabolism, increased appetite, hormonal disruption, eating disorders,…
S5E35 Why It's So Hard To Just BE Fat
Send a text We've been taught to hate and fear fat bodies in equal measure—for social reasons, moral reasons, and medicalized health reasons that justify the first two. Society tells us fat people…
S5E34 Taylor's story: What if everyone else is right and we're wrong?
Send a textTaylor was diagnosed with sleep apnea six months ago and told the only real solution was weight loss. Like so many fat people, they've tried every diet imaginable—keto, Weight Watchers,…
S5E33 The Weight Loss Lie: A History of Medical Mistakes
Send a text We've been told our entire lives that losing weight will prevent health problems. But where did this belief come from? In this episode, I trace the shocking history of how insurance…
S5E32 You Deserve Better: The Fat Doctor's Reassurance on Your Right To Healthcare
Send a textIn a healthcare system that routinely dismisses, blames, and denies treatment to fat patients, it's easy to doubt whether choosing to stay fat is the right decision. But here's the truth:…
S5E31 Casey's story: When good intentions aren't enough
Send a text Casey is a passionate, well-meaning therapist who believes in weight-inclusive care but freezes when clients bring up medical concerns. They've learned about anti-diet principles through…
S5E30 Weight Loss Doesn't Improve Your Health
Send a textWeight loss doesn't improve your health—and I'm tired of having to prove it. While doctors continue pushing weight loss as a cure-all, the evidence tells a different story. The Look AHEAD…
S5E29 When 'nice' isn't enough: The search for truly safe care
Send a textSome healthcare professionals are nice. Some would go so far as to call themselves “body positive" or “HAES aligned”. But being pleasant doesn't make you safe for fat patients. There's a…
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The Fat Doctor Podcast has published 133 episodes since June 2021, covering topics in Health & Fitness, Medicine.
The Fat Doctor Podcast is currently highly active with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 44m.
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