Robert J. Davis on Supersized Lies: How Myths about Weight Loss Are Keeping Us Fat

Leonard Lopate at Large on WBAI Radio in New York

(10/4/21) There’s no shortage of false prophets out there serving up misguided dieting advice. Count calories! Cut carbs! Exercise more! Skip meals! Add this powder to your water! Pop a pill! Yet as more people try diligently to follow this advice, waistlines continue to expand. In Supersized Lies, Robert J. Davis, PhD, aka The Healthy Skeptic, shows you why this inability to lose weight isn't your fault as he reveals how hype, half-truths, and unproven solutions have steered you into fruitless quests inflicting emotional and often physical harm. Join us for a hard look at the flawed ideas at the heart of most diet plans in this installment of Leonard Lopate at Large on WBAI.