Are Your Bad Habits Hurting Your Pet? Plus Cadaver Fat, Comfort Food and Iceland Whaling | TMI Ep 4

Americans’ health habits may be affecting more than their own waistlines. Today, we examine what pet obesity reveals about the way people feed, exercise and emotionally depend on their animals—and why the problem may be far more serious than an occasional table scrap.On today’s TMI Show with Ted Rall and Manila Chan:The booming pet-care industry has not prevented dogs and cats from developing some distinctly human health problems. New figures reveal a troubling disconnect between what owners say their animals need and what they actually provide—and the consequences may extend well beyond weight gain.Next, the popularity of Ozempic and other rapid-weight-loss drugs has created a cosmetic problem for patients who lost fat in places they wanted to keep it. A controversial new procedure offers a remarkably convenient solution, although learning exactly where the replacement material comes from may test even the least squeamish among us.Then, why does emotional distress make some people crave pizza, ice cream or Grandma’s mashed potatoes? The answer involves cortisol, dopamine, memory and a brain that may have learned to treat food as an emergency mood-management system.In the back half of the show, environmental scientist and author Dr. Reese Halter joins us with an urgent update on Iceland’s whaling crisis. The commercial hunt has returned, opposition is escalating and the latest confrontation has placed Iceland’s treatment of whales—and those attempting to protect them—under renewed international scrutiny.Smart analysis. Bigger questions. Stories that matter.New episodes weekdays at 10:00 a.m. ET.