127. Response to Washington Post's "As Obesity Rises, Big Food, and Dietitians Push ‘Anti-Diet’ Advice."

Understanding Disordered Eating: Eating Disorder Recovery and Body Image Healing

“The food industry pays ‘influencer’ dietitians to shape your eating habits”.

Yep, you read that right. Recently, the Washington Post put out an article, and it's stirring the pot on a topic close to my heart: the Anti-Diet movement. So let’s stir the pot on this article.

Basically, the gist of the article is that big food companies, like General Mills, are teaming up with anti-diet dieticians to promote what they call "junk food" while discouraging weight loss efforts. Sounds sketchy, right? But here's the thing: this article is missing some crucial nuance.

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"Weight is a really important metric for us to evaluate someone's health, but it is not the only metric." - Rachelle Heinemann

"We have to break the cycle of shame attached to food and to weight and eating and that is a bad thing." - Rachelle Heinemann

"I think if you're ever going to point fingers at where the issues are in the food industry... we have to look at how much money they're spending on lobbyists." - Rachelle Heinemann

"We also have to be extremely mindful that there are people that are really being hurt by hearing only a very small percentage of the information that they need to hear." - Rachelle Heinemann

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Link to Washington Post Article: https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2024/04/03/diet-culture-nutrition-influencers-general-mills-processed-food/

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