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I have been listening to you guys since your very first episode.
I really love you both, but unfortunately the food talk on the pod has become extremely orthorexic, triggering, and borderline dangerous for audience members who may have disordered eating or clinical EDs.
I am a registered dietitian and I work with individuals living with eating disorders and or compulsive exercise. I can’t tell you how many dozens of my clients have told me their eating disorders spun out from following people like Mark Hyman, Michael Greger, Dean Ornish, “Glucose Goddess” and the like. These individuals abuse their credentials and deal in fear and guilt, only to sell you the cure to the very things they got you to worry about.
These individuals sell themselves as vanguards but really they are pariahs in the medical community because their assertions are not based on the highest quality evidence and often use theoretical or animal test studies (often exposing test rodents to doses of compounds 1,000s of times greater than a human would ever encounter). They use studies that seem legit to laypeople but are actually poor quality to people who understand the nuances of research science to serve as “evidence” for their own erroneous beliefs about food. They should have their board certifications revoked IMO.
Restricting lots of specific foods or food groups altogether without evidence based, diagnosed medical necessity is not health promoting, in fact it leaves people susceptible to micronutrient deficiencies, malnutrition, gastrointestinal conditions, the list goes on.
I hate to say it, but if we keep going down this rabbit hole, I can’t listen anymore. I would really encourage you to think about your audience, and the danger you might be putting them in by championing restrictive eating habits.
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Poog is the only podcast I listen to where I am unable to stop myself from writing down everything Jacqueline and Kate say. It has changed my life. I love you hags. Thank you.
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vulnerability compiled with this level of brilliance, at least in the outlet of the podcast, is rare. This show is such a gift and brings me such an incredible sense of solace as a fellow woman, adhd weirdo, artist, and most importantly, human being.
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I listen every week. Love you two. Thanks for keeping me sane and making me laugh out loud at my desk job.
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In the few minutes of actual substantive content, they are funny and interesting enough that I'm sad there are not more of these minutes. It's wall-to-wall ads, poorly cut so they sometimes even interrupt a thought, and overt plays for sponsored gifts from companies. It makes for a painful listen.
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i LOVE jacqueline and kate — I’ve seen them both live multiple times, watched everything under the sun they’ve touched and POOG has been such a happy place of mine. HOWEVER, jacqueline’s food talk has gotten out of hand. it’s icky and unsettling to listen to her spiral about food and exercise with such obsession. it’s not performance art, babe. it’s a poorly disguised ED, and it’s extremely triggering to listen to and difficult to stomach.
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