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EPISODE · Apr 17, 2025 · 54 MIN

Why do we fear fat?

from God Forbid · host Australian Broadcasting Corporation

For most of history, body size has been about more than just health — it’s been a tool of control. From colonial ideals of “discipline” to modern-day diet culture, our ideas about fatness and thinness are deeply tied to morality, power, and profit. But are we getting it all wrong?

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