Is hunger just a physical issue or more a question of mindset? Tanja Marfo suffers from her #appetite. For a long time, sugar was like a drug for her. For decades, she fought against her appetite and emotional eating. She tells Jasmina Neudecker how hunger and the psyche are linked for her. According to the World Health Organization, the number of people who are severely #overweight has more than doubled in the last 30 years, and even quadrupled among young people. Why do many of us eat more than our bodies actually need? What is hunger and what is appetite? And is it enough to understand that or do we need to change our view of body ideals? To find out, Jasmina Neudecker talks to nutritional psychologist Prof. Katja Kröller and learns why it's better to suck on chocolate. In an experiment, participants report what constant comments about their appearance do to them. And in an interview with sociologist Dr. Friedrich Schorb, the focus is on how hunger, the psyche, beauty ideals and #bodyshaming are more closely linked than it seems. Finally, Tanja Marfo takes us on her own journey: How did the influencer lose 75 kilos? And how is she doing today? ❗ This episode is part of the Terra Xplore season “Eating - more than just being full?” all about nutrition: https://kurz.zdf.de/EKoQZ/ ******* CHAPTERS: 00:00 Intro 00:49 With Tanja Marfo - The Beginnings 04:00 Explainer: Hunger & Appetite 05:10 Interview: How big is the psychological role in hunger and appetite? 06:38 What role did the psychological play in Tanja's appetite? 08:58 Explainer: today's nutrition 10:11 Interview with nutritional psychologist Prof. Katja Kröller 11:36 How Tanja found a new path 14:35 How do beauty ideals affect our appetite? 16:20 Experiment: What role do such ideals play in society? 19:29 Tanja decides to have a gastric sleeve 20:24 What can we do to trick our appetite? 23:12 Where do we need to go as a society? 24:49 What does Tanja Marfo want? 26:03 Conclusion ******* You can find more videos from the Terra X cosmos in the media library: https://xplore.zdf.de/?at_medium=Soci... Terra X on Facebook: / zdfterrax Terra X on Instagram: / terrax ******* OUR SOURCES 👉 More and more people are severely overweight: World Health Organization, 2024 👉 Study by the Robert Koch Institute: Kurth & Ellert (2008), Deutsches Ärzteblatt 👉 More information on the Fat Studies: Hermann et al. (2022), Fat Studies - A Glossary ******* IN THE VIDEO Tanja Marfo, influencer and model / kurvenrausch Dr. Friedrich Schorb, sociologist, University of Bremen Prof. Katja Kröller, nutritional psychologist, Anhalt University of Applied Sciences Sabine Braun ******* CREDITS Script & Direction: Lisbeth Schröder Sound: Richard Schulz Mixing: Peter Riegel, Maik Siegle Camera: Tenzin Sherpa, Max Leitmeier Editing: Martin Schlötterer Graphics: Marc Trompetter Production: Martin Schädl, Judith Römer, Melinda Bajramovic, Antje Galonske, Yvonne Kalinowski, Moritz Bömicke Editors: Nikolaus Wirth, Jana Garve, Harald Platz