6 ways to recognize and challenge diet culture this year

It’s that time of year again — when the chances of seeing an ad for a weight loss program, a fitness app, or a company that wants to help you transform your body are even higher than usual. 

Much of this messaging stems from what’s known as diet culture. 

“For me, diet culture is mostly about forcing people to look a certain way, forcing people to fit into a colonial standard of beauty,” said Amirah Oyesegun, a recent UPEI foods and nutrition graduate and dietitian-in-training on P.E.I. 

Amirah Oyesegun says among clients at her dietetic placements, many see weight loss as