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A Matter of Fat

A Matter of Fat

Life after willpower... how do we know when to stop?

Oct 19, 2026 · 50m

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If health is the goal, how do we know when to stop losing weight? And how do we decide what’s enough in a society that keeps rewarding us for being smaller? A Matter of Fat is a podcast for anyone who has no idea what they think about weight, bodies and the rapidly changing conversation around them. Hosted by journalist Rose Stokes, who brings 30 years of lived experience with weight and obesity, and Dr Giles Yeo, a University of Cambridge scientist who has spent three decades studying why people are small, medium or large in our food environment, this podcast brings together lived experience and science without pretending to have all the answers. In episode seven, the final episode of the…