Anti-Diet Updates

Over the past few months, our education subgroup has been focusing on providing anti-diet information on our social media, and in conversations we have as a group.

Why is our council, dedicated to food policy and access, exploring this issue?
Because the FPAC works to increase food security in our community while celebrating and advocating for local food culture, understanding how diet culture negatively influences the way we all relate to food and our bodies can help us to create a more inclusive, just and joyous local food system.

The anti-diet messaging the FPAC is currently sharing seeks to dismantle the myths of diet culture and reunite people with their bodies and the joy of food.

For an understanding of diet culture, we refer to Christy Harrison (MPH, RD, CEDS, anti-diet dietitian) for a definition. She describes this culture as, “a system of beliefs that values thinness, promotes weight loss as a means of attaining a higher status, and oppresses people who don’t match up with its supposed picture of ‘health’.”

All of us have our own unique relationship with food. We’d love to hear about your thoughts and feelings on anti-diet material. Please reach out to eriefpac@gmail.com, or use our Slack board, to connect with us on anything food related.