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It’s time to talk about the dangers of January’s diet culture


by Clare Egan
17th Jan 2024

Photo by Jennifer Burk on Unsplash

At this time of year, we're inundated with media about restrictive eating, BMIs and intensive exercise. But the light touch of diet culture shouldn't detract from its real-world implications.

* This piece deals with disordered eating. Please take care while reading. * When I hit puberty, I stopped eating.  My body was changing. The place I’d called home for more than a decade started to become rounder and more womanly. I hated it. All I wanted to do was hide. I got in trouble every day in school for wearing shapeless tracksuit bottoms, instead of my uniform skirt. I hated getting in trouble, but...

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