How much has religion influenced the propagation of diet culture, if at all? Are atheists affected by religious moralizing of food? Do beliefs about “indulgences” from the 1500’s still have an impact on us today or are they quite notions from the past? Let’s talk about it in today’s episode!

Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/152

Come with me to the Dominican Republic: https://trovatrip.com/trip/north-america/dominican-republic/dominican-republic-with-vinny-welsby-jun-2023
Diet Culture Timeline: https://dietculturetimeline.com/infographics/
https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/protestant-reformation
https://www.futurity.org/fat-phobia-book-sabrina-strings-2130182-2/
https://qz.com/quartzy/1516625/societys-warped-idea-of-healthy-living-is-based-on-puritanism-not-science
Consuming Bodies: Fatness, Sexuality, and the Protestant Ethic: https://escholarship.org/uc/item/4gw1m18r
Purity Through Food: How Religious Ideas Sell Diets: https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2015/05/the-puritanical-approach-to-food/392030/
Purity Through Food: How Religious Ideas Sell Diets
https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2015/05/the-puritanical-approach-to-food/392030/