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Maintenance Phase
@MaintenancePod
Debunking the junk science behind health fads, wellness scams and nonsensical nutrition advice. Co-hosted by @yrfatfriend and @rottenindenmark.
Joined July 2020
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    A number of you have reached out and asked how you can support the show. If that’s something you’d like to do, we’ve got a shiny new Patreon! Your support helps keep the show ad-free and free to listen to.
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    Finally got demographic info for our show and it turns out our listeners are mostly lady millennials with impeccable taste
    A chart showing that 85% of Maintenance Phase listeners are female, 11% are male and 3% are nonbinary.
    A chart showing that the vast majority of Maintenance Phase listeners are between 23 and 44.
    The most popular artists among Maintenance Phase listeners are Taylor Swift, Beyonce, boygenius, SZA and Miley Cyrus.
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    Tuesday's episode is a crossover event: THE SCARSDALE DIET MURDER feat. @Remember_Sarah!
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    Tuesday we're back! We missed you so much!
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    Some personal news: Despite living on different continents, Mike and Aubrey somehow managed to both get COVID last week! We're fine, but it's put a hamper in our recording and editing schedule. We're recovering now and hope to be back with a new episode ASAP!
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    New episode! THE BODY MASS INDEX wasn't designed to assess health and was never supposed to be applied to individuals. So how the hell did it end up in every doctor's office in the country? buzzsprout.com/1411126/8963468
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    Tomorrow's episode is a DOCUMENTARY DEEP DIVE
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    On Tuesday it's another DIET BOOK DEEP DIVE! Get ready for some impeccable pronunciations.
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    Tuesday's episode is about JORDAN PETERSON AND THE CARNIVORE DIET!
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    Love to see this getting more mainstream coverage!
    “BMI does not come from science or medicine.” The body mass index measure was never meant as a health diagnostic tool, critics say. nbcnews.to/3MedJjz
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    The 1984 "Food Wheel"
    The 1991 Food Pyramid
    The 2005 "MyPyramid" food guide
    The Harvard School of Public Health "Healthy Eating Pyramid"