Linda Bacon, author of Health of Every Size speaks wisely about health, nutrition, social context, well-being and resilience. She says: optimizing diet is not the answer for good health. The podcast discusses:
Her relationship to food in childhood, including her firsthand experiences of pursuing weight loss to gain social acceptance
How diets and exercise regimens generally stop yielding weight-loss results after a certain amount of time
All the ways in which our bodies fight weight loss
Why we should stop forcing our bodies to fit a sociological ideal that is not biologically maintainable or healthy
How to encourage people with an eating disorder history to throw away the diet mentality and embrace a more intuitive eating style
What people hope to get out of dieting, such as love and acceptance, and how to figure out what you’re really looking for
Why social determinants of health, such as economic status and agency in one’s life, are much greater indicators for illnesses that are often associated with being overweight
How self-compassion and self-love, rather than body size, could be the best indicator of good health
How best to implement Health at Every Size into our everyday nutrition and exercise regimens
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