Why does the word 'fat' make us so uncomfortable? Can you be fat and healthy? Is it okay to celebrate your body if you are large? What does fat have to do with Black Lives Matter? The world population is heavier than ever before so what should we do about it and how should society adapt?

My guests are:
Jackie Maris, fat liberation movement advocate
Lizzie Cernik, journalist
Dr Arya Sharma, scientific director of Obesity Canada

You can follow Jackie on Instagram @theotherotherfword. Here are the names of the writers, activists and academics that Jackie references in our interview: Sabrina Strings (and her book 'Fearing the Fat Body: The Racial Origins of Fat Phobia'), Roxane Gay, Sonya Renee Taylor, Linda Bacon and the blogger Your Fat Friend.

A link to Lizzie's article in the Guardian: It's not fine to be fat. Celebrating obesity is irresponsible.

Dr Sharma's website: http://www.drsharma.ca/