Sole-Smith, Virginia

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April 25, 2023

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Diet culture can hurt kids. This author advises parents to reclaim the word 'fat'

Virginia Sole-Smith produces the newsletter and podcast Burnt Toast, where she explores fatphobia, diet culture, parenting and health. In her new book, Fat Talk: Parenting in the Age of Diet Culture, she argues that efforts to fight childhood obesity have caused kids to absorb an onslaught of body-shaming messages.

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