Doomed If You Diet, Doomed If You Don’t
The first episode of the podcast "Food, We Need To Talk" begins with the great dilemma: "You're doomed if you diet, doomed if you don't."
Good Food, Bad Food
Even children tend to refer to "good food" and "bad food." The "Food, We Need To Talk" co-hosts break down this idea.
Episode 3
This Is Your Brain On Cheesecake
Among the scary insights that brain science can offer into junk foods: eating them tends to shift food preferences long-term -- at least, in mice.
Episode 4
What The Heck Should We Eat?
Possibly the very best thing you can do to help yourself eat better is ... not about choosing a particular type of food.
Episode 5
How Can I Become A Fat-Burning Machine?
When experts on nutrition and eating were asked for one top piece of advice for better health, all talked about exercise instead.
Episode 6
Am I Destined To Be This Size?
"Genes load the gun, and the environment pulls the trigger" -- is one way to look at how much of weight is within our control.
Episode 7
From Potatoes To 'Food Challenges,' Your Questions Answered
Eddie and Juna begin to answer some of the myriad questions that have come in from "Food, We Need To Talk" listeners.
Episode 8
Stress, Stress, Stress And Your Waistline
As Eddie says, with a fudgsicle in hand, "They're right! Stress changes the types of food you crave!"
Episode 9
How Much Is Enough? How Much Is Too Much? Your Exercise Questions Answered
Do yoga and pilates count as resistance training? And other listener questions about exercise.
Episode 10
Supplements And Snake Oils
Eddie and Juna take a look at supplements, the largely unregulated substances that often promise magically easy solutions to complex, difficult problems.
Episode 11
Disordered Eating And Eating Disorders
Eating disorders like anorexia or bulimia are relatively rare, but an estimated 14% to 22% of the American public experience disordered eating. It's a broad category that includes both eating disorders and other very real eating-related distress.
Episode 12
Your Body, Your Self
From weight stigma to the "Health At Every Size" movement, Eddie and Juna dig into the complex issue of body image.
First Listen: Food, We Need To Talk
Listen to this trailer of WBUR's new podcast, "Food, We Need To Talk," to get a sense of its journey toward eating better and, most importantly, feeling better about it.
From The Archives
Before You Make A New Year's Resolution To Lose Weight, Listen To This
Words of wisdom from the National Weight Control Registry: Yes, most weight-loss efforts don't work long-term, but we do know the several elements common to people who successfully lose weight and keep it off.