‘There’s no good food and there’s no bad food,’ says Dr. Supatra Tovar, author of ‘Deprogramming Diet Culture.’ She advises against restrictive diets and emphasizes a neutral mindset about food to mitigate negative eating habits.
There’s no shortage of advice about diets and eating habits on social media and television. Dr. Supatra Tovar warns that some schools of thought, like those about eating lots of animal protein and no carbs, could lead to unhealthy habits. ‘Diet culture tells us a whole bunch of lies,’ Tovar told Scripps News. ‘There’s no good food and there’s no bad food.’Tovar is the author of the book, ‘Deprogramming Diet Culture.
People are overdosing on compounded versions of drugs like Ozempic, FDA warns. Tovar said that in working with her clients she found that rejecting diet culture was the best way to start on a pathway to success. She says in her work, there are two main categories: ‘Lookism,’ or the obsession with staying thin; and ‘Weightism,’ also known as fat-shaming and fatphobia.
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