Weight loss is taught to us at every level. No more so than as a Nutritionist / Dietitian. And yet the data speaks for itself. Most (95%) of diets fail. Many folks regain more weight each time. Weight cycling is metabolically dangerous. Weight stigma kills. We could go on.So how is that professionals like us; educated in the weight-centric, medical-model; became Health at Every Size® (HAES®) aligned? Where do we learn about it? Why does it matter?For this episode, we wanted a wider perspective than our own and were so fortunate to be joined by Shana Spence and foodfreedom.com">Sam Previte.Shana is a Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist based in New York. Her insta is @thenutritiontea and she counsels clients virtually from a HAES and IE-oriented lens.
Sam is a Registered Dietitian based in Florida who counsels clients virtually to make peace with food. She also co-hosts the Drunk Dietitians Podcast and can be found on insta foodfreedom.com">@find.food.freedom.
With Shana and Sam we explore:
- the weight-centric model taught in nutrition education
- how they learnt about the HAES® framework
- when and why their professional shift occurred
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