What is Toxic Diet Culture? | Nutritionist and Intuitive Eating Coach, Eling Tsai

Welcome back to Yellow Chair Collective: The Podcast! In today's episode we talk to registered dietitian and Intuitive Eating coach, Eling Tsai about the complexities of diet culture and the impact it can have on our lives. We discuss how discussions around food have been stripped of nuance, perpetuating the idea of acceptable food types and acceptable bodies. From the demonization of certain foods to the elevation of others as "superfoods," we examine the powerful role that marketing plays in shaping our perceptions and beliefs about what we should and shouldn't consume. Join us on this eye-opening journey as we unravel the layers of the diet culture dilemma, challenging the status quo and encouraging a more compassionate, understanding approach to our relationship with food. Get ready to question the narratives that we've been fed and explore the importance of embracing a more nuanced perspective. Let's dive in!

Time Stamps 0:00 Intro 00:00:09 Diet culture promotes thinness, stigmatizes fatness.

00:04:12 Changing expectations, tiredness, showing up for people.

00:12:08 Unexpected encounters can improve our day

00:15:44 Pivotal moments led to change in Eling's career to nutrition

00:20:06 Eling moving to New York. Changing careers to nutrition.

00:24:55 Eling's Career choices were not easy, but important.

00:27:28 Challenging Traditional dietitian roles, community health, counseling. Chance encounter with colleague changed everything.

00:31:03 Passion for food led to Eling's career evolution.

00:33:36 Diet culture promotes thinness and stigmatizes fatness.

00:36:54 Toxic diet culture gives harmful body messages.

00:41:05 Whiteness and diet culture promote certain foods.

00:44:24 Diet culture and body image impact food choices.

00:51:01 Check-in with yourself, try something new. Food norms don't have to be standard. Reconnect with your body and listen to its cues. Judging hunger and fullness leads to anxiety.

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