Lindsey Elizabeth Cortes, host of the Female Athlete Nutrition Podcast, reflects on Super Bowl ads, praising Dove’s body confidence message but feeling disheartened by multiple GLP-1 weight loss commercials and what she sees as renewed cultural pressure to lose weight. She clarifies she is not anti–weight loss or anti-medication, but supports body acceptance, fueling and nourishing with real food, and case-by-case medical decisions, and she critiques the broad “lose weight to be healthier” message, including concern about Serena Williams promoting Ozempic.

Lindsey discusses REDs risk in female athletes and shares advice she gave an 11-year-old worried about being bigger than friends: bodies grow differently and she should keep fueling and training. She apologizes after a listener reported a GLP-1 ad ran on her podcast due to hosting-platform ad miscategorization, says it was fixed quickly, and invites listeners to email feedback.

Episode Highlights:

01:22 Period Pain Sponsor
03:00 Super Bowl Ad Reactions
05:03 GLP-1 Concerns
09:09 Serena Ozempic Critique
11:13 Body Acceptance Call
11:42 REDS Support Resources
14:14 Girl Athlete Q and A
17:23 Ad Platform Apology
22:43 Listener Feedback Invite
24:57 Final Wrap Up

Resources and Links:

FANP EP237: Biggest Loser, Fit for TV, & Weight Loss from Sports Dietitian perspective
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Female Athlete Nutrition Podcast Archive & Search Tool – Search by sport, condition, or topic: lindseycortes.com/podcast
Female Athlete Nutrition Community – YouTube, Instagram @‌femaleathletenutrition, and private Facebook group

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256: From the Heart: GLP-1 Thoughts and a Sincere Apology