Diet culture and body shaming go into overdrive, and it puts Latines at greater risk of disordered eating, especially when as a community, binge eating and obesity are already prevalent. But creating new, healthy eating habits can be tough when so much of our food is stigmatized as bad. She says that assimilation into American culture can be one reason Latines are at a high risk for eating disorders. “Empowering Latinos to ditch diets, make peace with food, and work towards their health in a way that’s authentic to them. Diet culture is bad, but it’s especially harsh against Black and Latinx people who are already targeted by racist BMI standards .

Source: Los Angeles Times January 06, 2024 06:20 UTC