We spend a lot of time as women analyzing and trying to fix the things that aren't quite. We should spend more time appreciating the things that we do like. The myth is the bigger the bikini the smaller looking the body, she says. "Just because you have curves it doesn't mean you want a bigger suit"
The diet company is shutting down. Bloomberg’s Emma Court explains how Jenny Craig’s strategy — heavy on celebrity endorsements and meal plans — couldn’t compete with a shift toward body positivity and pharmaceuticals.
This episode was produced by Miles Bryan and Siona Peterous, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Patrick Boyd with additional music help from Chris Shurtleff, and hosted by Noel King.
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained
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