Diet culture

Diet culture refers to a common set of trends and norms that may typically encompass those undertaking dieting or monitoring their caloric or nutritional intake. It often describes a set of societal beliefs pertaining to food and body image, primarily focused on losing weight perceived as being excessive, an endorsement of thinness as a virtue and the changing of food consumption.[1][2][3] The term is often as critical term for contemporary social standards and their impact on body images and health, primarily of overweight people.[4]

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