

3 Risks of Buying Into Diet Culture That Aren't Talked About Enough
69 snips Dec 27, 2023
Exploring the risks of diet culture including generational dieting, nutrient deficiencies, and weight cycling. Emphasizing the importance of breaking the cycle and promoting body autonomy. Discussing the dangers of restrictive diets, medical nutrition, and unlearning diet myths. Advocating for intuitive eating and finding peace with food by breaking free from diet culture through group coaching.
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Impact of Parental Dieting
- Having parents who diet or take kids to diet programs often impacts children's food relationships into adulthood.
- Multiple Instagram comments share personal stories of being taken to Weight Watchers as children and its lasting effects.
Break Generational Dieting Cycle
- To break generational dieting, start by healing your own food relationship and stop dieting.
- Use tools like intuitive eating and self-compassion to role model healthy behaviors for children.
Misconception of Nutrition in Diet Culture
- Diet culture wrongly defines nutrition by focusing on restriction and low calories rather than adding nutrition.
- Healthy eating means including variety and sufficient calories, not cutting out whole food groups unnecessarily.