How the Food Industry Tricks Us Into Eating More with Matty Lansdown
Why can’t you “just have one”? It isn’t about willpower. The food industry has spent decades making sure of it.
Matty Lansdown started out in cancer research, where he found that 90 to 95% of cancers are related to diet and lifestyle, and switched paths to become a nutritionist. Now he works with hundreds of women on emotional and binge eating. We unpack why we do it, how to stop it, and why it isn’t about willpower. So much of what Matty shared shocked me, from the flavour industry manipulating your appetite to the sugar hiding in places you wouldn’t expect, including your spices.
The big ideasKey Takeaways
- 01Emotional and binge eating aren’t a willpower problem. Many foods are engineered so you keep eating without ever feeling satisfied.
- 02We eat far more sugar than past generations, and it hides in places you wouldn’t expect, including bread and spices.
- 03A healthy relationship with food doesn’t mean restriction. A better breakfast and one key mindset shift can help break the cycle.
Jump straight inEpisode Chapters
- Why So Many Women Feel Out of Control With Food
- The Hidden Patterns Behind Emotional Eating
- Why You Can’t “Just Have One”
- How Much Sugar We Used to Eat vs Today
- Why You Keep Going Back for Another Biscuit
- How Your Body Is Tricked Into Storing Fat All Year
- What’s Really Behind the Rise in Chronic Disease
- The “Healthy” Foods Working Against You
- Breakfasts That Stop the 2-Hour Sugar Craving
- Why Moderation Feels So Hard With Food
- Do You Need to Cut Sugar Completely?
- What a Healthy Relationship With Food Looks Like
- Myth vs Truth: Food, Cravings and Willpower
- The Mindset Shift That Helps You Stop Battling Food
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Meet your guestMatty Lansdown
Matty Lansdown is a nutritionist who began his career in cancer research before switching paths after seeing how closely disease is linked to diet and lifestyle.
He now works with hundreds of women to heal their relationship with food and break free from emotional and binge eating, and hosts The Real Weight Loss Coach podcast.
- Instagram: @the.real.weight.loss.coach
Sarah Rusbatch is an accredited Health and Wellbeing Coach and one of Australia’s leading experts on grey area drinking. Her podcast, Stronger, Bolder, Wiser, is the go-to space for women who are questioning their relationship with alcohol, navigating life alcohol-free, or simply curious about what life could look like on the other side of the bottle.
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