In this episode, we’ll be exploring the cycle of fear and blame the diet industry has created and how this impacts our body image and relationship to food. We’ll also look at some of the nuances, including the erasure of fat folks from history, and why it appears to be socially acceptable to discriminate against someone based on their body size/weight. We’ll also take a look at how the diet industry uses fear based marketing practices to sell their products, and the outcomes when the ‘solution’ doesn’t work.
If you’d rather not hear my life, podcast and business update, skip forward to 12:21
Content Warning: use of the word o*esity within context at 13:40
Chapters
00:00 Halloween Preparations and Personal Updates
07:02 Reflections on the Podcast Journey
12:09 Haunting Diet Myths: Introduction to the Topic
20:15 The Diet Industry Cycle Explained
32:03 Understanding Body Diversity and Acceptance
E015 | Haunting Diet Myths: The Diet Industry Cycle That Keeps Us Afraid, Hungry & Invested