267. 5 Nutrition Truths to Undo Your Diet Culture Brainwashing
About this episode
In this episode, Bonnie Roney discusses five nutrition truths that challenge common misconceptions about food and metabolism influenced by diet culture.
“We need food to survive. We become more food-seeking when our access to food is limited.” What if some of the things you believe about food, metabolism, and your body aren't facts at all, but messages you've absorbed from diet culture? In this episode, I unpack five nutrition truths that challenge common misconceptions about metabolism, calorie needs, hunger, and body diversity. You'll learn why eating enough supports your metabolism, why restrictive dieting often backfires, and how recognizing diet culture beliefs can help you build a more trusting, peaceful relationship with food. ✅ What You'll Learn: Why your metabolism is working around the clock, and what that means for your body's energy needs How eating enough and eating consistently supports a healthy metabolism Why the popular 1,200-calorie diet is not enough for most adult women and how diet culture has normalized undereating What really happens when you go too long without eating, including why intense hunger, food cravings, and rebound eating are normal biological responses Why eating and exercising exactly like someone else will never guarantee the same body, and how embracing body diversity can help you build trust…
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