# Why We’re Fatter Than Ever - Mike Israetel

An episode of [TRIGGERnometry](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1375568988), 2 Jul 2025, 1 h 26 min.

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Mike Israetel is a bodybuilder, exercise scientist, fitness trainer, nutritionist and YouTuber. | SPONSOR. Venice AI: Enjoy private, uncensored AI with our sponsor https://venice.ai/triggernometry - use code TRIGGERNOMETRY to get 20% off a pro plan SPONSOR. Try Evening Being by Verso. Get 15% with code TRIGGER at http://evening.ver.so/trigger SPONSOR. In partnership with *Alphacell Labs:* visit https://alphacell-labs.com and use code TRIG20 for 20% off. Join our exclusive TRIGGERnometry community on Substack! https://triggernometry.substack.com/ OR Support TRIGGERnometry Here: Bitcoin: bc1qm6vvhduc6s3rvy8u76sllmrfpynfv94qw8p8d5 Shop Merch here - https://www.triggerpod.co.uk/shop/ Advertise on TRIGGERnometry: marketing@triggerpod.co.uk Find TRIGGERnometry on Social Media: https://twitter.com/triggerpod https://www.facebook.com/triggerpod/ https://www.instagram.com/triggerpod/ About TRIGGERnometry: Stand-up comedians Konstantin Kisin (@konstantinkisin) and Francis Foster (@francisjfoster) make sense of politics, economics, free speech, AI, drug policy and WW3 with the help of presidential advisors, renowned economists, award-winning journalists, controversial writers, leading scientists and notorious comedians. 00:00 Introduction 08:25 How Much Of This Is Down To Unhealthy Food? 12:21 The Effect of Sugar 18:44 Two Lies About Obesity 31:17 Long Term Implications Of Obesity 34:51 Why Is Being Fat Bad? 42:52 Blame Of The Food System 50:21 The Suspicion Of Big Pharma 01:06:29 Misinformation Around Vaccines 01:14:40 What's The Answer To Having Readily Available Cheap Food? 01:19:22 What's The One Thing We're Not Talking About That We Should Be? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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