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Cole Kazdin: Health is Not a Size

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Eating disorders kill as many people as the opioid crisis—but nobody talks about it.

The conversation starts lightly. A playful announcer voice gives the guest an easy entrance before the mood shifts toward food, bodies, and anxiety. Then the stakes get sharper. Her book, What's Eating Us?, opens the door to diet culture as something many women absorb almost without noticing. Food is not neutral in this conversation. The hosts connect that pressure to the beginning of the year, when people often try to change things that may not need fixing. Men are part of the discussion, too. Near the end, the conversation turns to the way self-criticism can show up in men through language about power, winning, and performance. The guest is careful with definitions. She pushes back on the idea that all food restriction is disordered eating and keeps the focus on stress or distress. That is the useful part. A diet can involve restriction, but the episode asks listeners to notice when planning, waiting, and worry start running everyday meals. The cake story is tiny and telling. At a birthday party, the guest hears a parent say she has been waiting all week for cake. She does not diagnose the parent. She uses the moment to show how distress can sit inside ordinary comments. The tone stays humane. The host names anorexia, bulimia, and binge eating disorder, then asks about broader language people may not have. No scolding here, just better words for shame and pressure.

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