Chapter
Criticism on Male-Coded TED Talk World and Weight Loss Sensation
19:37 - 27:54 (08:17)
The speaker expresses frustration with the overconfident and untested ideas shown in the male-coded TED Talk world. She also questions the effectiveness of using a "sham" food like a mixture of sugar and oil to curb hunger and weight gain.
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The speaker criticizes the male-dominated TED Talk culture that lacks rigorous testing of overconfident ideas.
19:37 - 22:44 (03:06)
Summary
The speaker criticizes the male-dominated TED Talk culture that lacks rigorous testing of overconfident ideas. They proceed to discuss the all-oil diet with a focus on how it tricks the body into consuming fewer calories while still taking in more oil.
ChapterCriticism on Male-Coded TED Talk World and Weight Loss Sensation
EpisodeBonus: Fad Diets
PodcastMaintenance Phase
The Freakonomics guys brought attention to the Seth Roberts diet, which claims to reduce hunger by ingesting flavorless calories, without testing its effectiveness.
22:44 - 25:39 (02:55)
Summary
The Freakonomics guys brought attention to the Seth Roberts diet, which claims to reduce hunger by ingesting flavorless calories, without testing its effectiveness. Although it was never tested, the diet became popular due to the language of science used in promotion.
ChapterCriticism on Male-Coded TED Talk World and Weight Loss Sensation
EpisodeBonus: Fad Diets
PodcastMaintenance Phase
There is tremendous pressure on people to lose weight in the US, and diet marketers should take responsibility and provide more disclaimers and evidence-based recommendations about their diets, instead of promoting them so widely.
25:39 - 27:54 (02:14)
Summary
There is tremendous pressure on people to lose weight in the US, and diet marketers should take responsibility and provide more disclaimers and evidence-based recommendations about their diets, instead of promoting them so widely. They have a greater onus on them to be more specific, clear and assertive about what their diets will and will not do, and the evidence they are based on.