Food Noise
I'm a weight-inclusive nutrition therapist, author and journalist who is super serious about helping people have a more peaceful, less complicated relationship with food and body. I also have a take-no-prisoners approach to nutrition and health B.S. in the media. Yep, it's gonna get loud, but I'll also bring you a lot of, "Whew...that's good to know."
The damage of diet culture affects more than dieters
Food Noise from Carrie Dennett The damage of diet culture affects more than just dieters Because rigid body ideals help no one July 15, 2025 I've written about what diet culture is and where you find it — both the obvious and hidden places. But it’s one thing to know what diet culture is, and another to understand the damage of diet culture, and how it affects all of us. And I really do mean “all of us,” because even if you’ve never dieted, you are still swimming in diet culture waters. How...
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Why cognitive dissonance can get in the way of your health and happiness
Food Noise from Carrie Dennett Why cognitive dissonance can get in the way of your health and happiness Don't be the ostrich July 8, 2025 Our minds are funny things. We need them, but they can really get in our way sometimes. If you’ve ever said or thought something like, “The only thing getting in my way is ME,” then you know what I’m talking about. One way that your mind can potentially get in your way cognitive dissonance — the discomfort you feel when your thoughts, words or behaviors...
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There really is some good news in the (nutrition) media this week!
Food Noise from Carrie Dennett Their really is some good news in the (nutrition) media this week! (Just look away from the rest of the dumpster fire.) July 4, 2025 Even thinking about doing a media critique this week made me tense up, because right now "media" seems to be synonymous with "recorded accounting of our national dumpster fire." I'm not kidding...when I opened the New York Times home page the other day, my blood pressure spiked, and I was only there en route to their wellness...
How to set diet talk boundaries in the Age of Ozempic
Food Noise from Carrie Dennett How to set diet talk boundaries in the age of Ozempic What's old is new again July 1, 2025 If you’ve become a bit tired of all the advertisements for the new generation of weight loss medications, you’re not alone. It’s a lot. I mean, there are a LOT of pharmaceutical ads out there, generally, and some are on such heavy rotation (at least on the streaming services I subscribe to), that I groan every time they appear. (The one with the lady in the ponytail, jeans...
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The links between anti-aging and diet/wellness culture
Food Noise from Carrie Dennett The links between anti-aging and diet/wellness culture We need to rage against the machine June 24, 2025 We all know that our society prioritizes beauty, power, money, thinness, whiteness, able-bodiness, “normal” moods and cognition…and youth. Today, like the headline says, I’m going to be talking about age, or ageism, and how it is tightly connected to diet culture (which drags in the drive for thinness, beauty, social power…and honestly all the rest, plus...
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Friday Food Noise Links + Recommendations
Food Noise from Carrie Dennett Friday Food Noise Links + Recommendations Including what I'm reading and watching June 20, 2025 Happy Friday! Or, if you're in the Pacific Northwest, happy Juneuary. I have all my windows closed for the first time in weeks, I'm dressed in layers, and I'm trying to decide if I need to turn my heat on. It's weird. Actually, I can barely feel my toes, so I am going to put on warmer socks...and turn the heat on.... ...OK, I'm back. So, a few links, one book pick,...
Is it possible to feel physically comfortable at a higher weight?
Food Noise from Carrie Dennett Is it possible to feel physically comfortable at a higher weight? Let's look at what 'comfort' and 'discomfort' mean June 17, 2025 Someone asked me recently if it’s possible to feel comfortable physically at a weight that is higher than you have ever been. As with so many questions, the short answer is, “Yes,” but the long answer is highly nuanced. That’s nuance is what I want to dig into a bit here. First, while the question specifically refers to physical...
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The media is glorifying weight loss. Color me shocked.
Food Noise from Carrie Dennett The media is glorifying weight loss. Color me shocked. Once again, what's old is new again June 13, 2025 I just realized that it's Friday the 13th (literally, as I looked at the date so I could type it in above). Eek! Actually, I'm not that superstitious. And right now, the country is on fire, so does it really matter if we walk under a ladder, step on a sidewalk crack, or open an umbrella indoors? The state of the country feels very at odds with how I've been...
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The benefits of contemplative practices
Food Noise from Carrie Dennett The benefits of contemplative practices Meditation not for you? You have options June 10, 2025 You would probably have to be living under a rock to not know that meditation is good for you. Except, it may not be good for you, specifically as an individual. But that doesn’t mean you need to miss out on those good-for-you benefits. Let me back up for a minute. There is a lot of research on the benefits of mindfulness meditation. This form of meditation is...
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Friday Food Noise Links + Recommendations
Food Noise from Carrie Dennett Friday Food Noise Links + Recommendations Including what I'm reading and watching June 6, 2025 Happy Friday! I've been frantically grabbing every moment I can find to plant the 18 tomato, 27 pepper, 6 eggplant, 20 basil, 4 squash and 2 melon plants that I started from seed. My climate is weird in that daytime temps often get hot before we've had our last official frost date in mid-June. You can't plant these heat-loving veggies outside too soon, but it's also...
I'm a weight-inclusive nutrition therapist, author and journalist who is super serious about helping people have a more peaceful, less complicated relationship with food and body. I also have a take-no-prisoners approach to nutrition and health B.S. in the media. Yep, it's gonna get loud, but I'll also bring you a lot of, "Whew...that's good to know."