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Campaign staffers are stressed — and it shows in their diets
Campaign staffers rarely have time to sit for a meal, relying instead on cigarettes and drive-thrus…
Alice Tecotzky
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A woman who lost 159 pounds shared how her diet changed before and after
Maria Kirkeland made changes to her diet slowly, such as gradually swapping fries for potatoes (but…
Rachel Hosie
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Oprah Winfrey apologizes for being 'major contributor' to shaming diet culture and the 'wagon of fat' moment
The 70-year-old media mogul reflected on the role she played in perpetuating unsustainable weight-l…
Eve Crosbie
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Community-led nutrition initiatives in rural India can boost diet diversity, empower women, says study
The qualitative study by NGO Vitamin Angels India and supported by UNICEF, conducted across several…
PTI
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Height differences between men and women might've stemmed from cultures prioritising well-being of one sex over the other
In North Central Europe, women exhibited a significantly shorter stature than men, despite having t…
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JD Vance joked about Diet Mountain Dew being racist. He once took the issue more seriously.
"I've worried about racial prejudice in my own family and friends," Vance wrote in his 2016 autobio…
Bryan Metzger
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I was trapped in a cycle of losing and gaining weight, despite training to be a nutritionist. Here's how I broke free from diet culture.
Diet culture trapped nutritionist Angela Clucas in a cycle of unhealthy fad diets to lose weight. S…
Rachel Hosie
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Your 'hot girl stomach issues' might be caused by damaging diet culture, experts say
Restrictive diets and disordered eating could explain why "hot girls have stomach issues," experts…
Serafina Kenny
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A woman lost 159 pounds when she quit strict diets that left her feeling starving. She shared 2 tips that mean she's never hungry.
Counting calories helped Maria Kirkeland know how much she could eat and still lose weight, and pro…
Rachel Hosie
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3 easy ways a gut-health expert sneaks fermented foods into her diet
Fermented foods are good for gut health, but they're not a central part of the American diet. A di…
Kim Schewitz
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I stopped dieting before my wedding day. I worried I would be judged, but I wanted to look like myself in wedding pictures.
A bride was tired of dieting, so she quit watching her food ahead of her wedding. Instead, she chos…
Terryn Witherspoon-Woolfolk
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I always eat a pescatarian diet — except when I'm traveling. Instead, I ditch my routine to try new cultural foods.
Insider's author has been a pescatarian for seven years, but the moment she crosses country lines, …
Monica Humphries
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A teacher is using her experience with an eating disorder to call out online diet culture tropes using comedy — and going viral in the process
Charlotte Grimmer's comedy draws from her experience of an eating disorder. She wants to help peopl…
Aimee Pearcy
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Oprah has left WeightWatchers, sending stocks spiraling and spelling doom for the diet of our foremothers
Oprah Winfrey gave away her shares in WW International, known as Weight Watchers, and the stock pri…
Mia de Graaf,Gabby Landsverk,…
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My grandmother lived to 95. The secrets to her longevity were daily exercise, moisturizing, and a healthy diet.
My grandmother lived to 95. Her lifestyle was the secret to her longevity: She ate healthily, exerc…
Sophie Katzman
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I thought I knew how to resist diet culture. Then my boss commented on my clothes and eating habits.
The author shares how despite being trained as a therapist to help people navigate situations like …
Nandini Maharaj
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TikTokers who do the '75 Hard' challenge say the intense workout routine has strengthened their bodies and minds but it's not for everyone
On TikTok, an exercise and diet challenge focusing on mental toughness and weight loss called '75 H…
Charissa Cheong,Gabby Landsve…
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A 70-hour-week regimen 'far too ambitious' say medical experts
Youths should learn to balance hard work with a healthy diet, proper sleep and timely exercise, doc…
PTI
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A mom said a teacher's aide refused to unwrap her 5-year-old son's snack cake because it was 'unhealthy.' She's using the viral moment to denounce diet culture.
The mom and TikToker Ashlee Griffiths called the saga '"Lunchboxgate," and said children who were f…
Geoff Weiss
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On TikTok, a multi-level marketing scheme is hawking dubious diet supplements and targeting young women
Dozens of women are shilling It Works smoothies and gummies on TikTok, but experts say they are unl…