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Hey there. Welcome to episode 192 of Food Psych. I'm your host, Christy Harrison, and today I'm

talking with social psychologist and weight stigma researcher Jeffrey Hunger, which is really a

great name for someone in his line of work. We discuss why we can't fight weight stigma while

also advocating for weight loss. How quote unquote wellness has been co-opted by diet culture, aka

what I call the wellness diet. Why we need to do more than just tell people diets don't work.

The role of critical thinking and taking down diet culture, how weight stigma shows up in the

gay male community, and so much more. It's a really great episode. We cover a lot of ground, and

I can't wait to share it with you in just a moment. But first, I'll answer this week's listener

question, which is from a listener named Erica Brockway, who writes, I became vegan for ethical

reasons three years ago. But as someone with a general interest in health and a past of

restrictive eating, it quickly became more health and weight loss motivated. There's a subcategory

of vegans and plant-based doctors online who promote a very low fat diet and focus on eating,

quote unquote, hold, unprocessed foods, while strictly avoiding oil. I became so invested in this

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