Death to Diets - Toxic food and food addiction

In this episode of Eat the Rules, I am back with Vinny and we are exploring whether food is toxic and challenging the notion of food addiction in this rebroadcast of the Death To Diets mini-series.

We also look at the new Jonathan Van Ness show called Getting Curious where they answered the question “Why Do I Love Snacks So Much?” Instead of a delightful foray into the wonderful world of snacks, this episode took a dark turn into debunked science from 1996, fatphobia, and food shaming. Fun! Vinny Welsby and I break down the BS around it and other “toxic” food myths.

In This Episode, We Talk About

That many people practice disordered eating without recognizing it,
How food shaming and fatphobia is disguised as health in popular culture,
That chemicals in food does not mean it’s toxic or bad for you,
How blaming chemicals in food acts as a red herring for ignoring what is actually influencing people’s health,
That sugar and food addiction doesn’t exist and how restriction makes people think they are addicted,
That there are no morally superior foods, but our culture’s obsession with losing weight makes us think there are,
How to know that your desire for sugar or food is not an addiction,
How altering the BMI was used to support fatphobic statistics,
How people are allowed to eat whatever they want,
That there’s still a lot of fear and misinformation around food and eating,
Plus so much more!

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ETR 225: Toxic Food & Food Addiction (Death to Diets)

In This Episode, We Talk About

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