Chapter
The Dangers of Diet Culture's Beauty Standards
12:41 - 28:25 (15:43)
Diet culture promotes a beauty standard of thinness, which can lead to overall dissatisfaction with one's natural appearance and discrimination against those who do not meet the standard. It's important to recognize the root of these beliefs to avoid harmful fat phobia.
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Social media is contributing to the promotion of diet culture and an overall dissatisfaction with our bodies, leading to an increase in disordered eating behaviors among young people.
12:41 - 18:35 (05:53)
Summary
Social media is contributing to the promotion of diet culture and an overall dissatisfaction with our bodies, leading to an increase in disordered eating behaviors among young people. Trending content on TikTok and Instagram often idolizes thinness and promotes unhealthy behaviors.
ChapterThe Dangers of Diet Culture's Beauty Standards
Episode59. The psychology of diet culture and embracing our bodies
PodcastThe Psychology of your 20’s
Diet culture has ingrained in our minds a socially constructed standard of thinness that leads to discrimination and fat phobia towards those who do not meet that standard, leading to fitting in to gain social approval.
18:35 - 23:59 (05:24)
Summary
Diet culture has ingrained in our minds a socially constructed standard of thinness that leads to discrimination and fat phobia towards those who do not meet that standard, leading to fitting in to gain social approval.
ChapterThe Dangers of Diet Culture's Beauty Standards
Episode59. The psychology of diet culture and embracing our bodies
PodcastThe Psychology of your 20’s
Diet culture controls our behavior, habits, and beliefs towards thinness through rhetoric that categorizes foods as good or bad.
23:59 - 28:25 (04:25)
Summary
Diet culture controls our behavior, habits, and beliefs towards thinness through rhetoric that categorizes foods as good or bad. The display of calories on labels and in restaurants contributes to the obsession over body image, rather than the actual properties of the food we eat.