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The Kids are Not Alright. Are We? #skinnytok #tiktoxic (feat. Dr. Jillian Lampert)
Episode 326
Eating disorders and bullying prevention isn't just about what our kids eat; it's about protecting them from the toxic messages bombarding them every single day. Think your child is safe because they're not on TikTok yet? Think again. Think you’re safe because you’re an adult? The dangerous world of "skinny tok" and diet culture is reaching all of us whether they're scrolling social media or not.
In this eye-opening episode of Salad With a Side of Fries, host Jenn Trepeck gets real with Dr. Jillian Lampert about the scary stuff happening online and in schoolyards. Dr. Lampert opens up about her own eating disorder recovery and breaks down why some kids (and adults) are more vulnerable than others. Plus, she shares practical ways to help you and your kids spot BS social media messages and handle weight-related bullying, because let's face it, kids talk, and they're hearing this stuff even without a phone in their hands.
What You Will Learn in This Episode:
✅ Why genetic predisposition to eating disorders matters more than you think, and how to recognize if your child is at higher risk based on family history and specific genetic markers related to anxiety, metabolism, and inflammation.
✅ The real connection between bullying prevention and body image, including how weight-related comments (even "compliments") can trigger dangerous disordered eating behaviors.
✅ Essential media literacy skills everyone needs, and especially parents need to teach their children, right now, even if they're not on social media yet, because kids are absorbing toxic "skinny tok" messages from their peers regardless.
✅ How weight loss medications are creating a new wave of moral judgment and intensifying body dissatisfaction across all ages, and what this means for the future of eating disorder treatment and prevention.
The Salad With a Side of Fries podcast, hosted by Jenn Trepeck, explores real-life wellness and weight-loss topics, debunking myths, misinformation, and flawed science surrounding nutrition and the food industry. Let’s dive into wellness and weight loss for real life, including drinking, eating out, and skipping the grocery store.
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Dr. Lampert introduces the genetic markers linked to eating disorders and their connection to anxiety, metabolism, and inflammation
01:00 Book launch announcement - October 29th, 2025. Uncomplicating Wellness is now available. Zoom launch event at 7:00 PM ET
06:26 Dr. Lampert shares her personal eating disorder recovery story, revealing how bullying as a kid and diet praise triggered her life-threatening condition
11:20 Understanding the genetic predisposition to eating disorders, why 9% of people develop eating disorders, the toxic diet culture, and the science behind nutritional psychiatry
16:11 How we swung back from body positivity to obsessive thinness, discussion of body dissatisfaction, and the dangerous impact of weight loss medications
22:51 Why "skinny tok" affects all ages an demographics on social media, the critical media literacy skills needed and the direct link between weight-related bullying, body image, and eating disorder onset
28:33 A powerful story illustrating how weight-related bullying reveals the bully's own insecurities and body dissatisfaction, and understanding self-cyberbullying
35:21 Teaching media literacy skills and learning to reset your social media feeds, and real-life diet culture algorithms
40:43 The connection between the loneliness epidemic post-pandemic and the rise in cyberbullying and balancing social media's lifesaving community connections
48:41 Dr. Lampert's final wisdom
KEY TAKEAWAYS:
💎 Eating disorders are 60% genetic. People with a history of eating disorders can share genetic markers in three key areas: anxiety, metabolism, and inflammation. This explains why only 9% of the populatio
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