Should We Change How We Think About Fat?

Last week on ‘What Happens Next?’, our guest experts served up some unappetising truths about weight loss. Ultimately, our body types are not necessarily dictated by the foods we eat or the amount of exercise we do – it’s all about our genetic makeup. And once we begin to put on weight, getting it off again in a permanent way is almost impossible.

In today’s episode, host Dr Susan Carland continues the conversation by asking the things you’ve always wanted to know about weight but have been too afraid to ask. Is there power in using the word fat? Is it possible to be “healthy at any size”, or is that merely a social media-driven pipe dream? Is real weight loss achievable at all, or are we expecting the impossible of our own bodies?

Today’s guests are Dr Michael Cowley, founding director of the Monash Obesity and Diabetes Institute; bariatric surgeon Mr Ahmad Aly; psychiatrist and psychoanalyst Dr Hilary Offman; and celebrity personal trainer Michelle Bridges, of Biggest Loser fame.

A full transcript of this episode is available on Monash Lens.

‘What Happens Next?’ will return next week with part one of a new topic.

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