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Episode 23May 2, 202440 min

Big Food, Big Pharma, Big Lies

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Episode 23 of the Pound of Cure Weight Loss Podcast is titled, Big Food, Big Pharma, Big Lies. The title comes from our In the News segment where we discuss an article we found on Yahoo that talks about how big food makers like General Mills are paying social media dietitian influencers to push their products as part of the anti-diet movement. They are actually telling people that products like Coco Puffs are part of a healthy lifestyle! Insane! In our Patient Story, we talk to Lupe w...

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Episode 23 of the Pound of Cure Weight Loss Podcast is titled, Big Food, Big Pharma, Big Lies. The title comes from our In the News segment where we discuss an article we found on Yahoo that talks about how big food makers like General Mills are paying social media dietitian influencers to push their products as part of the anti-diet movement. They are actually telling people that products like Coco Puffs are part of a healthy lifestyle! Insane! In our Patient Story, we talk to Lupe w...

In this episode of The Pound of Cure Podcast, Dr. Matthew Weiner and Zoë Schroeder discuss the practical weight loss lessons behind Big Food, Big Pharma, Big Lies. The conversation connects medical weight loss, bariatric surgery, GLP-1 medications, nutrition, and long-term metabolic health.

Patients who are comparing treatment options can use this episode to better understand how evidence-based obesity care works in real life, including the role of food quality, medication support, surgery, mindset, and ongoing follow-up.

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This conversation is part of the Pound of Cure approach to evidence-based weight loss education, including bariatric surgery, GLP-1 medications, nutrition counseling, metabolic health, and long-term patient support.

For more context, explore our guides to GLP-1 medications, bariatric surgery in Tucson, and the Metabolic Reset Diet.