In this episode, Caitlin Liz Fisher talks about 11 reasons why diet culture and weight stigma often lead to serious consequences on physical and mental health, and why it's important to challenge these harmful beliefs and promote body acceptance and self-compassion. They explore how health and wellness can be achieved without focusing on weight loss and challenge the societal belief that fatness is inherently unhealthy.
Episode Highlights:
How societal beliefs often prioritize weight loss over health and well-being
How the current medical paradigm often underdiagnoses thin people and misdiagnoses fat people due to the assumption that weight is the primary indicator of health
Exploring the Health at Every Size (HAES) movement or how people of any size can be healthy
Why the BMI is a flawed and outdated measure of health
The nasty truth about dieting and weight cycling
Why systemic injustices and food apartheid contribute to disparities in access to healthy food
How to approach health and nutrition in a way that is inclusive and respectful of all body types
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Resources mentioned in this episode:
Health At Every Size: The Surprising Truth About Your Weight - Linda Bacon, PhD
https://www.amazon.com/Health-At-Every-Size-Surprising/dp/1935618253
The Body Is Not an Apology: The Power of Radical Self-Love - Sonya Renee Taylor
https://www.amazon.com/Body-Not-Apology-Radical-Self-Love/dp/1626569762
Busting Myths About Eating Disorders - National Eating Disorders Association
https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/busting-myths-about-eating-disorders/
Addressing Weight Stigma and Fatphobia in Public Health
11 Reasons Why We Should Not Use Weight-based Approaches to Health
The F*ck It Diet by Caroline Dooner
https://thefuckitdiet.com/book
More epic resources to check out:
FREE: F*ck New Years Resolutions Workbook at bit.ly/fnyr
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