The Fat Doctor: Dr Asher Larmie - the UK's most controversial GP - on what the rest of the world gets wrong on food, diet, health and weightloss

To be labelled as the UK's "most outrageous" doctor takes some doing.

But for Dr Asher Larmie - the self-styled “Fat Doctor” and a transmasculine weight-inclusive GP - his decision to actively court criticism and controversy is all part of his plan to raise awareness and ignite debate to combat weight stigma and promote weight-inclusive care.

Indeed, if you follow him on Instagram you’ll be fully aware of the many controversial and contrarian positions he takes around nutrition, weight management, diet culture and other divisive issues closely linked to body composition, disease prevention and physical and mental health.

Yet, like so much of what you see and hear on social media, should you really take everything at face value?

For instance, does Dr Larmie really believe that the food you eat has no impact on whether you  ...