I wasn’t always anti-diet. I spent years working in food media and writing articles about “clean” eating and all kinds of other diets. (Not to mention, the disordered eating habits and the fixation on “healthy” eating that led me to write about these things in the...
Despite the fact that people are becoming more wary of dieting, fad diets are still everywhere. They’re just hiding undercover, calling themselves lifestyle changes. As a dietitian who specializes in eating disorders and disordered eating, I see firsthand how much...
I’ve said it before and I”ll say it again: Examples of diet culture are everywhere. Diet culture is in the media. It’s all over the internet. It’s at the doctor’s office, within our friend groups, and even rooted in our own brains. Sometimes it’s obvious — a...
As a registered dietitian, here's what I think of the 75 Hard: It's got virtually no proven benefits, and comes with a lot of risks. The now infamous 75 Hard challenge is a perfect case study in how to make a wellness program go viral in this day and age. There are...
To be honest, I’m amazed that Whole30 is still around. It’s the epitome of a fad diet, with its restrictive and unscientific rules and its short-term nature. And yet, 12 years after its creation, Whole30 and its promise of food freedom is still going strong. Here's my...
If you follow me on Instagram or Twitter, you might know that I’ve done lots of research into Noom. It’s a popular “wellness” app that aggressively markets itself as anti-diet, while also marketing itself as a great way to lose weight. In recent weeks, I've heard from...
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