Author and podcast host Aubrey Gordon joins Jameela this week to discuss her new book "You Just Need To Lose Weight" and 19 Other Myths About Fat People. They discuss the correlation of health and fatness, how fatphobia is born from the idea that you can blame an individual for their weight, the danger of the recent trend of weight-loss injections, the myth of "promoting obesity," and more.
Check out Aubrey's new book - "You Just Need to Lose Weight" and 19 Other Myths About Fat People - wherever books are sold!
Follow Aubrey Gordon on Twitter & Instagram @yrfatfriend
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