Do diets ever make you feel constricted? Confined? Feeling like you have no control? In this episode, Amber Charles joins Shireen to discuss the No-Diet Method. Body Autonomy is an important factor in this method. Amber also gives advice on incorporating cultural foods into meals, nutritional therapy and interventions, and weight stigma.
Amber Charles is a Public Health Nutritionist and Registered Dietitian located in Trinidad and Tobago. Amber, affectionately known as “The Cultural Dietitian,” shares culturally competent nutrition through her blog and freelance writing.
Question of the Day: What’s your favorite way to incorporate cultural foods into your meals?
On this episode, you will learn:
The No-Diet Method
Body Autonomy’s definition and Its Application
Weight Stigma
Nutritional Therapy and Interventions
Incorporation of Cultural Foods into Meals
Characteristics of a Fad Diet
Key notes:
0:00 Welcome with Shireen!
2:26 The No-Diet Approach and Nutrition
3:35 The No-Diet Approach and Chronic Conditions
4:36 Identifying Fad Diets
6: 19 Body Autonomy and the No-Diet Approach
7:56 Bias Influence on Medical Care
10:56 Gaps in Nutrition Therapy
13:43 Nutritional Therapy Without Cultural Competence
15:41 Cultural Foods and Healthy Diets
18:55 Connect with Amber
20:02 Signing off with Shireen!
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