Thanks to social media, the amount of science we have access to has sky-rocketed but whilst these often-well-crafted videos can be incredibly plausible and persuasive, is the science as good as the presentation?
Using their background in science education and marketing, our duo consider social media’s handling of everything from Ozempic to period-based exercising, teasing out the great from the grim and the brilliant from the bunkum whilst helping their listeners to develop their own truth-seeking skills
Here’s a question for you, which 50% do you fall into? The 50% that know that processed milk is strongly linked to our risk of developing colorectal cancer or the 50% that thinks there’s no such thing as too much ham, bacon and yum, pepperoni?
More than 10 years ago, the World Health Organization categorized processed meats as a level 1 carcinogen (yes, the same category as smoking and asbestos!) yet so many of us are still unaware just how deadly that daily ham sandwich could turn out to be.
Our duo considers the implications of the recent survey of American adults showing an alarming lack of understanding of the relationship between processed meat consumption and the development of colorectal cancer. Whilst reviewing the likelihood of a cancer diagnosis at different ages, they also discuss the worrying global trend of increasing colorectal cancer diagnoses in the under-50 age group.
Listen in on our WTYT? duo’s conversation and let us know if it changes your mind about that BLT sandwich
27 Mar 2026
48: Osteoporosis: a Young Person’s Disease?
Let’s be honest, when we hear the word osteoporosis, what image comes to mind?
An elite athlete at the peak of their powers?
No?
How about a frail older lady? Is that closer to the mark?
I mean osteoporosis, that’s an old person’s disease, right?
Hmm.
Whilst we typically experience the devastating and perhaps even fatal consequences of osteoporosis in our final decades, the seeds are planted much younger – probably before we’ve even left our twenties.
Join our talkative twosome to find out how to create a healthy skeleton that will hopefully, outlast our need for it!
And as always, let us know what you think about this conversation and what you’d like us to chat about next.
4 Mar 2026
47. Raw Milk: Processing to the Rescue?
Raw milk’s having quite the moment with everyone from influencers to the US health secretary encouraging us to drink almost straight from the cow.
But what are the potential benefits and downsides of bypassing the pasteurization process?
Might drinking raw milk cure your lactose intolerance whilst at the same time giving you bird flu?
Listen on to find out how science has helped our duo decide whether this is for them or whether they’ll be sticking to their (slightly) heat treated milk in their morning coffee.
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