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EP157: The Racist Origins of Diet Culture with Jessica Wilson

EP157: The Racist Origins of Diet Culture with Jessica Wilson

FromWhat The Actual Fork Podcast


EP157: The Racist Origins of Diet Culture with Jessica Wilson

FromWhat The Actual Fork Podcast

ratings:
Length:
62 minutes
Released:
Apr 21, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

We talk with Jessica Wilson, MS, RDN (she/her), a clinical dietitian, consultant and author, whose experiences navigating the dietetic fields as a Black, queer dietitian have been featured on public radio shows and in print media, including the New York Times, Bustle, and Cronkite News. Jessica has worked as a clinical dietitian since 2007 and is acutely aware of how both the public health and medical framing of “healthy eating” and “obesity” has contributed to disordered eating and self blame. She speaks openly and candidly about the harm caused to people by designating individual identities and bodies as risk factors, rather than targeting the structural inequities and violence that marginalized individuals must endure and which contribute to whether we fall into the social construction of Health. In this episode we talk about the unique experiences of black, fat, queer women in wellness, the racist origins of diet culture, and Jessica’s take on intuitive eating.   This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/FORK and get on your way to being your best self.    If you want to take ownership of your health, today is a good time to start. Athletic Greens is giving you a FREE 1-year supply of Vitamin D AND 5 free travel packs with your first purchase. Go to athleticgreens.com/FORK. That’s athleticgreens.com/FORK.  
Released:
Apr 21, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

What The Actual Fork Podcast is co-hosted by your favorite Intuitive Eating Registered Dietitians Sammy Previte (Owner of Find Food Freedom) and Jenna Werner (Owner of Happy Strong Healthy). These dietitian besties can’t stand diet culture bullsh*t and love keeping it real! Their mission is for all humans to believe that they are made for so much more than chasing a smaller body. They are also here to share with you that food can be fun and pleasurable again. Although these ladies are medical professionals, they are human too! They are not afraid to share their deepest secrets and how years of their lives were taken by diet culture. They started this podcast so no human has to feel alone in their journey towards food freedom. So join Sammy and Jenna and expect to laugh, cry, learn, and grow!