The food isn't the problem. That's the thread that runs through this entire conversation, and it's probably not what you're expecting to hear from a nutritionist.

This week Tom and Ben are joined by Charlie Beestone, nutritionist and behavioural eating specialist, for one of the most thought-provoking conversations the podcast has had. Charlie doesn't talk about food the way most people in the nutrition space do. He talks about the behaviour behind it, the environment driving it, and the industry that benefits from keeping people confused about it.

UPFs, GLP-1 medication, AI, the future of coaching — this one covers a lot of ground and pulls no punches.

In this episode:

• Why ultra processed food as a category was never meant to reach the general public — and what happened when it did
• The correlation nobody in the UPF conversation wants to talk about
• Why fear, guilt and shame are terrible tools for changing eating behaviour
• GLP-1 medication — who it's actually for, what the research really says, and why the weight regain narrative misses the point
• How GLP-1s could change the entire food industry, not just the people using them
• Why being lean might stop being a status symbol — and what replaces it
• What AI will actually do to nutrition coaching, healthcare and food access
• Why the coaches most worried about AI are probably the ones who should be

Find Charlie:
Instagram: @foodisthesymptom
Substack: Food is the Symptom
For coaches: @charliebeestone