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The promotion of diet culture during the pandemic needs to stop

The promotion of diet culture during the pandemic needs to stop

Sophie Coffey

In recent weeks every time I pick up my phone and scroll through social media or news platforms,  I catch sight of countless headlines directing me towards the best ways to “prevent pilling on the pandemic pounds” or “how to avoid the isolation inches”.
The bombardment of these articles and the incessant promotion of dubious-at-best products needs to end right now.
The relentless marketing of weight loss supplements and dodgy diet pills is enough to infuriate me in ordinary conditions, but the...

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