Anti-Diet Meal Planning
As school has resumed and an endless term looms, I have asked our intrepid anti-diet dietitian and UNTRAPPED guide Susan Williams from Zest Nutrition to write a guest post on how to combine intuitive eating with running a family! Thank you and over to you Susan for...
Misunderstanding or Misrepresentation? The Fast Track Team Bite Back
** epic post warning - in which I discuss teenage “O” research I’d usually start with “Happy New Year”, but it doesn’t feel right. These horrendous bushfires have devastated so many Australian communities, and it’s not over yet. My heart goes out to everyone across...
Fast Track Trial Wins
As 2019 gallops towards the finish line, I’m bursting with news to share with you! Back in September, I blogged about WW, who were using research published by the Fast Track team to justify their awful kiddie weight loss app. The Fast Trackers’ meta-analysis alleged...
Where’s the Black Box Warning On Weight Loss Surgery?
In Australia, the weight loss surgery industry is booming. Over a 10 year period, the total number of operations has more than doubled - from 9300 in 2005 to 22,700 in 2015. And these surgeries are definitely targeting women - although “obesity” rates are pretty much...
WW Are Using Fast Track Research to Justify The Kurbo App
WW are back with another dastardly attempt to snag a customer base of lifelong weight cyclers. The launch of their Kurbo app, targeted at kids aged 8-17, really takes the biscuit. WW are repeat offenders: just last year I ranted with anti-diet dietitian Rebecca...
A Review of “Made to Measure”, in which a fat princess with a short life span meets her handsome prince through Pigging
Imagine the mindfuck that would be unleashed if an anti-obesity centre produced a ‘body positive’ play. I shit you not, this has actually happened. Right here in Sydney, at the Charles Perkins Centre, the University of Sydney’s swanky $330 million ‘obesity research...
