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Why dietetics is so white, and what to do about it

Why dietetics is so white, and what to do about it

FromPressure Cooker


Why dietetics is so white, and what to do about it

FromPressure Cooker

ratings:
Length:
31 minutes
Released:
Feb 1, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

About 20 percent of American children are obese and the rates are disproportionately high among Black and Latino children. But parents seeking help for their children often have a hard time getting good advice. The dietetics industry is overwhelmingly white and industry education has, heretofore, focused on foods prized in European cultures. Deanna Bellany Lewis, co-founder of Diversify Dietetics, joins Jane and Liz to lay out the problem and potential solutions.  For interested parents, two resources Deanna recommends are:  Raising Healthy Eaters by Henry Legere Body Kindness, a podcast from Rebecca Scritchfield 
Released:
Feb 1, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (52)

Feeding children is among the most basic of human responsibilities. So why do we so often feel like we’re failing at it? Pressure Cooker examines the history--and contradictions--of America’s Advice Industrial Complex, and brings intimate, funny and emotionally resonant stories from parents locked in the daily struggle to navigate manipulative marketing messages, impossible cultural expectations, and little people with big personalities as they try to set their kids on a healthy path for life.