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EPISODE · Mar 23, 2026 · 36 MIN

The Skinny Era (Part 1): What Happens to Women's Bodies When They Eat Too Little (Ep. 119)

from Where Women Win with Sarah Fechter

In today's episode, I'm interrupting our recent conversations around perimenopause, midlife, and hormones to talk about something that has been building in the culture for a while now. This topic is controversial, but it's also harming women of all ages, and someone needs to say something about it because what we are all watching unfold right now around women's bodies, beauty standards and the cultural obsession with getting smaller again is absolutely not a conversation about health and full transparency. It pisses me off for women. So today and the following episode, we're going to talk about the physiology of chronic under-eating in the modern skinny era because we deserve better than what's going on right now.   Time Stamps:   (1:14) The Physiology of Chronic Under-Eating (4:30) The Sophistication of The Female Body (8:55) The GLP-1 Era (12:48) #1 Reason Women Are Under-Fueled (18:55) Metabolic Adaptation (28:30) The Body's Stress Response System (33:10) The Skinny Aesthetic Trend ----------  Apply for SF Coaching Method  https://sarahfechter.ac-page.com/sfhq-cc Complimentary Health Content  https://sarahfechter.ac-page.com/Health_Wellness_Community ----------  Follow Me On Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/sarahfechter.ifbbpro/   Check Out My Website - https://www.sarahfechter.com ----------  This Podcast is for general informational purposes only and does not constitute the practice of medicine, nursing, other professional health care services, or any professional practice of any kind. Any reliance on the information provided in this Podcast is done at your own risk and Sarah Fechter Fitness LLC expressly disclaims any and all liability or responsibility for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential or other damages arising out of any individual use of, reference to, reliance on, or inability to use, this Podcast or the information presented in this Podcast. All contents and design for this Podcast are owned by Sarah Fechter Fitness LLC. Always consult your professional team before beginning any exercise or nutrition program.

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