Alice Snedden's Bad News looks at the stigmatisation of fat people in Aotearoa.  If you put aside the fact that BMI is a racist and outdated metric, Aotearoa has the highest obesity rates in the world. In the new episode of Alice Snedden's Bad News, the comedian weighs in on the ongoing stigma faced by fat people living in Aotearoa. Why do so many people still struggle with the word 'fat'? Why is being fat still seen as a personal failing? Could it possibly be result of environment and genetics, rather than just poor life choices? Joined by minister of health Andrew Little, former endocrinologist Robyn Toomath and academic Ashlea Gillon (Ngāti Awa, Ngāpuhi, Ngāiterangi), Snedden begins by examining our attitudes towards fat people.

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