Has saying you’re on a diet become the new taboo?

Between body positivity and weight-loss jabs, admitting to counting calories can feel like a source of shame. Helen Coffey investigates our shifting relationship with ‘diet culture’ and argues that thinking about how we fuel our bodies shouldn’t automatically be demonised

Feb 24, 2025 - 09:39
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Has saying you’re on a diet become the new taboo?

Between body positivity and weight-loss jabs, admitting to counting calories can feel like a source of shame. Helen Coffey investigates our shifting relationship with ‘diet culture’ and argues that thinking about how we fuel our bodies shouldn’t automatically be demonised