Body Politics

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Betsy Lerner was a chubby kid.  Then an overweight teenager.  Then, a compulsive eater with a secret food life.  Binging and dieting consumed her life – until the day she tried to kill herself.  In this hour of To the Best of Our Knowledge the story of Betsy Lerner’s struggle with weight.  And, the politics of our national weight problem.  Why is there an obesity epidemic in America?  And why are we so obsessed with physical perfection?

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September 11, 2023