Category: Tv shows

Despite her vocal stance against eating "food with a face," Phoebe Buffay's vegetarianism was not always as consistent as fans remember. While she often championed animal rights, several notable exceptions to her dietary principles occurred throughout the show's run, mostly for comedic effect.

According to the Netflix series *Insatiable*, the character Patty Bladell was on a liquid diet for a period of three months. This restrictive diet was a plot device used to explain her dramatic weight loss after her jaw was broken in an assault. The show's portrayal has been widely debated for its simplified and unrealistic take on weight loss and binge-eating disorder.