It has commenced. The dubbed as ‘national diet month’ by podcast-host Julie Duffy Dillon is here. And this year the typical post-Christmas persuasions come hand in hand with an additional array of lockdowns and restrictions. […]
Recipe for Disaster: Why the Prospect of Calorie Content on Menus Fills me with Dread
As part of the government’s campaign to reduce obesity, Boris Johnson plans to include the calorie content of food and drinks on restaurant menus. For me, and undoubtedly many others, this seems like an alarming […]
Instagram and Facebook ban adverts and sponsored posts involving weight loss products. What does this mean for diet culture?
A couple of weeks ago, Instagram finally banned the promotion of ‘miracle’ diet products, much to the relief of anti-diet influencers who have been campaigning and reporting these products relentlessly. The new regulations will hide […]
New year detox mentality: the dangers of diet culture
Blogs editor, Emily Merrill, discusses detox and diet culture, arguing that for our well-being, and the well-being of those around us, we need to replace New Year weight-loss goals with self-love resolutions. Men think about […]