Why is it people will gladly go on national television to air health problems and weight problems that most of us would be hesitant to discuss with our doctor in private? How do (or did) programmes like You Are What You Eat, Supersize vs Superskinny and The Biggest Loser get away with the exploitation and humiliation they put their contestants through? Not to mention the often bollocks health advice they gave. This is particularly fascinating through the lens of retrospect, given that we live in a time where 'fat-shaming' is on its way to becoming a hate crime, and discourse around what it means to be healthy has never been more fraught. Join us as we dig through these difficult questions with the same enthusiasm and rigour as Gillian McKeith digs through sh*t.