From ancient fasting to modern fad diets, diet culture has shaped how we think about food and bodies for centuries. In this episode, I trace its history, its harms, and what science says about how humans are really meant to eat.

Beyond the Scale — Unpacking Diet Culture’s Centuries of Influence

Rewrite Rising is the podcast where you can rewrite your health journey and rise above your past. I’m Dru Forbes, a writer and nutrition coach who believes health should feel possible, not punishing. Each week, you’ll get Mindset Mondays to ground your start, and Thriving Thursdays to cut through the noise with evidence-based nutrition and lived experience. We unpack the misinformation you’ve been fed about health, from diet culture and calorie myths to industry-funded “science”, and explore how real change happens through compassion, consistency, and sustainable habits. Not perfectly. Not prescriptively. But with care, clarity, and truth.

Health & Fitness

Nutrition

Education

Self-Improvement

Rewrite Rising is the podcast where you can rewrite your health journey and rise above your past.I’m Dru Forbes, a writer and nutrition coach who believes health should feel possible, not punishing.Each week, you’ll get Mindset Mondays to ground your start, and Thriving Thursdays to cut through the noise with evidence-based nutrition and lived experience.We unpack the misinformation you’ve been fed about health, from diet culture and calorie myths to industry-funded “science”, and explore how real change happens through compassion, consistency, and sustainable habits.Not perfectly. Not prescriptively. But with care, clarity, and truth.

Rewrite Rising is the podcast where you can rewrite your health journey and rise above your past. I’m Dru Forbes, a writer and nutrition coach who believes health should feel possible, not punishing. Each week, you’ll get Mindset Mondays to ground your start, and Thriving Thursdays to cut through the noise with evidence-based nutrition and lived experience. We unpack the misinformation you’ve been fed about health, from diet culture and calorie myths to industry-funded “science”, and explore how real change happens through compassion, consistency, and sustainable habits. Not perfectly. Not prescriptively. But with care, clarity, and truth.

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Beyond the Scale — Unpacking Diet Culture’s Centuries of Influence

Beyond the Scale — Unpacking Diet Culture’s Centuries of Influence