The Harmful Effects of Diet Culture and Fatphobia

With the news of the cause of death for Lisa Marie Presley recently I thought it was time to expand the list of famous people who have died at the hands of fat hate or diet culture. The first part is episode 145, but you don’t need to listen to that before this episode. I am talking about famous people who had overwhelming pressure to be thin and died trying or their life was damaged because of that. It’s a pretty tough episode so please skip if you need to. TW: Fat hate/diet culture leading to death.

Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/176

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Lisa Marie Presly: https://www.instagram.com/p/CuqObQpx_Uv/?img_index=1 https://fiercefatty.com/145

What is a small bowel obstruction? Lisa Marie Presley's cause of death explained: https://www.today.com/health/news/lisa-marie-presley-death-bariatric-surgery-rcna94299

Autopsy reveals Lisa Marie Presley died from small bowel obstruction: https://www.today.com/popculture/lisa-marie-presley-cause-death-bowl-obstruction-rcna94193

Lisa Marie Presley, daughter of Elvis and Priscilla Presley, dies at 54: https://www.today.com/popculture/music/lisa-marie-presley-daughter-elvis-priscilla-presley-dies-54-rcna65632

Lisa Marie Presley suffered a cardiac arrest: The different signs of heart disease in women: https://www.today.com/health/womens-health/lisa-marie-presley-cardiac-arrest-rcna65716

Lisa Marie Presley 'rushed' to hospital after apparent medical emergency: https://www.today.com/popculture/lisa-marie-presley-rushed-hospital-apparent-medical-emergency-rcna65604

Intestinal Obstruction: https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/intestinal-obstruction/symptoms-causes/syc-20351460

Explained: What is extreme liquid diet that late Shane Warne followed and how it affects the body: https://www.wionews.com/sports/explained-what-is-extreme-liquid-diet-that-late-shane-warne-followed-and-how-it-affects-the-body-460308

'Detox' or 'juice' diets such as that undertaken by Shane Warne are risky for heart health, experts say: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-03-08/shane-warne-extreme-diets-nutrition-heart-health/100887810

Remembering the demons that lingered for Dolores O’Riordan on anniversary of her death: https://www.irishcentral.com/culture/dolores-oriordan-health

What We Learned From the New Brittany Murphy Documentary: https://www.thecut.com/2021/10/what-we-learned-from-the-new-brittany-murphy-documentary.html

How Judy Garland's Struggle with Food and Need to Stay 'Camera Slim' Fueled Her Drug Addiction: https://people.com/books/judy-garland-struggle-with-food-drug-addiction/#:~:text=%E2%80%9CMost%20of%20her%20teen%20and,attempted%20to%20manage%20her%20weight

Judy Garland: https://people.com/tag/judy-garland/

Elizabeth Taylor: https://people.com/tag/elizabeth-taylor/

Frank Sinatra & Ava Gardner: https://people.com/archive/frank-sinatra-ava-gardner-vol-45-no-6/

Despair, Drugs and Attempts to Kill Herself: Judy Garland's Husband Details Her Many Struggles in New Memoir: https://people.com/books/judy-garland-drugs-suicide-husband-memoir/

Judy and I: My Life with Judy Garland Hardcover: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1613735839/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=people0d0-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=1613735839&linkId=b6c64db51ba5537cde7f6088180c67b0

Judy Garland's Lover Sid Luft Reacted So Badly to Her Pregnancy She Didn't Tell Him About Her Abortion: https://people.com/books/judy-garland-sid-luft-abortion-memoir-judy-and-i/

Judy Garland's Daughter Lorna Luft Sings 'Over the Rainbow' for the First Time in Tribute to Orlando, Stonewall and Her Late Mother: https://people.com/celebrity/lorna-luft-sings-over-the-rainbow-for-the-first-time/

Eating disorder at rootof Terri Schiavo case:https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna7318508

Pretty Woman singer Roy Orbison died of a heart attack aged 52 'because of yo-yo dieting' following death of his wife and two eldest children, new TV documentary claims: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6004151/Pretty-Woman-singer-Roy-Orbison-died-heart-attack-aged-52-yo-yo-dieting.html

Prince’s personal chef reveals musician was frequently ill towards end of his life: https://www.nme.com/news/music/prince-59-1203439

Laird Cregar: https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Laird_Cregar#/Death

Eddie Muller: https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Eddie_Muller

Bariatric surgery: https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Bariatric_surgery

Oxygen tent: https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Oxygen_tent

The Untold Truth Of John Candy: https://www.looper.com/981094/the-untold-truth-of-john-candy/

Aaron Carter: 'Basically, I have an eating disorder': https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2017/04/26/aaron-carter-basically-have-eating-disorder/100922174/

Toxicology: https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Toxicology

Lancaster, California: https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Lancaster,_California

Lena Zavaroni: fame, anorexia and the tragedy of a 1970s child star: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/feb/26/lena-zavaroni-fame-anorexia-and-the-tragedy-of-a-1970s-child-star

UK Albums Chart: https://www.wikiwand.com/en/UK_Albums_Chart

Revealed: Callas's secret passion for recipes she refused to taste: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2005/jul/24/italy.arts