A Matter of Fat

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12 Oct 2026 · 53 minNew

Now you can change your body, do you still have to love it?

If you can now change your body, do you still have to love it? And can wanting to lose weight coexist with body acceptance? 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 this episode, Rose and Giles explore what happened to body positivity and where it leaves us in the age of GLP-1…

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Earlier episodes 6 most recent

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   S1 · E5 · 5 Oct 2026 · 49 min

   They made us fat. Now they're selling us thin.

   Big Food helped create the obesity crisis. Should the same industry be allowed to profit from the solution? 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…

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   S1 · E4 · 28 Sep 2026 · 55 min

   What Happens When Ozempic Costs £10?

   Who gets to be healthy when nutritious food, time, exercise and weight-loss medication all cost money? 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…

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   S1 · E3 · 21 Sep 2026 · 43 min

   Food Noise vs Jab Noise: Which is Louder?

   Episode 3: GLP-1 medications might quieten food noise, but has the noise around weight-loss jabs become impossible to escape? 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 how the brain influences appetite, this podcast brings together lived experience and science without pretending to have all the answers.…

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   S1 · E2 · 14 Sep 2026 · 40 min

   After The After: If We Know Diets Don't Work, Why Do We Still Try?

   What happens after the dramatic “after” photo? 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 the genetics of body weight, this podcast brings together lived experience and science without pretending to have all the answers. In episode two, Rose and Giles explore why diets can appear to work, why the weight so…

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   S1 · E1 · 14 Sep 2026 · 48 min

   Ozempic Shrinks Everything Except the Shame

   What are we supposed to think about weight in 2026? A Matter of Fat is a new 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 the genetics of body weight, this podcast brings together lived experience and science without pretending to have all the answers. In our first episode, we confront the elephant in the room: Ozempic,…

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   S1 · 27 Aug 2026 · 1 min

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