From the archives: Why we fell for clean eating

Published: Jan. 6, 2021, noon

We are raiding the Audio Long Reads archives and bringing you some classic pieces from years past, with new introductions from the authors. This week: The oh-so-Instagrammable food movement has been thoroughly debunked – but it shows no signs of going away. The real question is why we were so desperate to believe it. By Bee Wilson. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod