Janet Chrzan > Quotes

“the rhetoric and imagery of Paleo diets, with their idealization of the past, are some of the myriad ways people deal with their fears and ambivalence about the present.”
― Janet Chrzan, Anxious Eaters: Why We Fall for Fad Diets

“one of the most essential features of a fad diet is that it be a salable product.”
― Janet Chrzan, Anxious Eaters: Why We Fall for Fad Diets

“Food removal diets are often branded and ask the dieter to spend money on special foods, membership in an organization, or the services of a professional nutritionist, personal trainer, or coach. Paradoxically, these food removal diets often wind up adding foods, albeit special ones that are intended to replace the foods that are supposed to be removed. These diets appeal to a uniquely American practice of shopping to solve problems, following a widely held belief that consumption solves, rather than creates, problems.”
― Janet Chrzan, Anxious Eaters: Why We Fall for Fad Diets

“Weight reduction secondary to decreased intake is linked to the formation of new food habits and dietary mindfulness as much as a reduction of carbs or even calories.”
― Janet Chrzan, Anxious Eaters: Why We Fall for Fad Diets