In this episode, I talk about the origins of diet culture, and discuss how closely it is associated with racism. Sources for this episode can be found here:https://simibotic.com/a-brief-history-of-diet-culture/
https://www.intheknow.com/2020/07/13/unpacking-the-racist-roots-of-fat-phobia-and-diet-culture/
https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/article/71/6/1392/4729362
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1038/oby.2010.319
https://www.mayoclinicproceedings.org/article/S0025-6196(19)30352-0/abstract
Fearing the Black Body https://www.amazon.com/Fearing-Black-Body-Racial-Origins/dp/1479886750
Anti Diet https://christyharrison.com/book-anti-diet-intuitive-eating-christy-harrison
https://www.mindful-nutrition.com/white-supremacy-and-diet-culture/
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