there’s no scientific justification for demonizing and cutting out whole categories of foods, the way the Wellness Diet tells you to. Trying to do that usually backfires: you end up bingeing on or feeling “addicted” to those foods when you gain access to them again. Ironically, once you break free of diet culture’s rules, heal from the trauma of food deprivation, and start following your own inner wisdom about what to eat, you’re much likelier to end up in good health than those who obsess about nutrition. You’ll find yourself naturally relaxing around the foods that diet culture demonizes.
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