Eat the Rules with Summer Innanen

#179: Why Diet Culture & the BMI are Racist - with Natasha Ngindi


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I'm interviewing Natasha Ngindi - non-diet nutritionist, body image activist, Zumba instructor, and entrepreneur - about the BMI and diet-culture's roots in anti-Blackness, and how to show compassion to yourself when it comes to food. Show notes: summerinnanen.com/179 In this episode, we chat about: - How Natasha's body image shifted after moving to Canada from South Africa,

- How she discovered Intuitive Eating and found freedom with food and her body, - The creation of the BMI and why it is a racially biased metric, - The history of body image and its roots in anti-Blackness, - Her work as a non-diet nutritionist and what that means, - Detaching the desire for weight loss from joyful movement, Plus, so much more! Get the shownotes: summerinnanen.com/179
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