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The Food Chain

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Examining what it takes to put food on your plate

The Food Chain examines the business, science and cultural significance of food, and what it takes to put food on your plate.

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The Food Chain: The cost of 'getting ripped'

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The cost of 'getting ripped'

28/04/2022 GMT

BBC World Service - The Food Chain, The cost of 'getting ripped'

Three men discuss the reality of pursuing a six-pack and how much of it is about food

Three men discuss the reality of pursuing a six-pack and how it affected their relationship with food and themselves.

The man with carefully sculpted six-pack is everywhere: in Hollywood action films, on magazine front covers, in your social media feed, on dating apps. And so are the online ads telling you how to get the look. But what does it really take to get a washboard stomach? This week,  Ruth Alexander hears from three men about the reality of getting ‘ripped’ and how much of it is down to what you eat. They reveal how deeply the experience can affect your relationship with food, your loved ones and yourself  

(Picture: Male torso ripped in half. Credit: Getty/BBC) 

If you would like to get in touch with the show, please email: thefoodchain@bbc.co.uk 

Producer: Sarah Stolarz 

Contributors: 

Graham Isador, writer 

Florian Gaffet, massage therapist 

Matthew Todd, author ‘Straight Jacket: Overcoming Society’s Legacy of Gay Shame’

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