25 May 2024
Diet culture vs body positivity
A century-long societal obsession with diets and unrealistic beauty standards has fueled body image issues and eating disorders, particularly among women. Fad diets often lead to weight regain and adverse health effects. In 1992, Mary Evans, a former anorexic, founded Diet Breakers, sparking a global movement toward body positivity and self-acceptance, challenging the stigma surrounding body image norms perpetuated by the fashion and media industries. Visual: Star