LAST WORD
Diet culture does your head in
A jab a day keeps the bulges at bay — if you can afford it
04 May 2025 - 00:00
The first time I realised the full-throttle, untrammeled power of diet culture was in a ballroom packed with women attending some kind of empowerment event. It must have been related to Women’s Day. I was there in my capacity as a person open to any empowerment on offer, which is to say I've completely forgotten what particular stripe of affirmation and/or product was being pedalled on that occasion. ..
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