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."
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A manufactured crisis
Food Noise from Carrie Dennett A manufactured crisis Unpacking the 'obesity epidemic' myth May 12, 2026 If you’ve tuned into the evening news, scrolled through social media, or even sat in a doctor’s waiting room anytime in the last three decades, you have undoubtedly encountered the phrase “obesity epidemic.” That phrase is presented to us not as a theory, but as an indisputable, terrifying scientific fact. We’re told that our collective bodies are growing larger, that this size increase is...
Why weight loss isn’t the key to better health (and what is)
Food Noise from Carrie Dennett Why weight loss isn't the key to better health (and what is) How to pursue health without dieting May 5, 2026 I think it’s safe to say that if you’re reading this, you want to be healthy. You want to feel strong and energetic and well. You want to reduce the odds that you will develop a chronic health condition. You like getting good news when you have your blood pressure or cholesterol checked. You might be wondering, does weight loss equal health? In our...
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Are hormone-syncing diets real or bogus?
Food Noise from Carrie Dennett Are hormone-syncing diets real or bogus? Looking beyond the trend to the actual science April 28, 2026 If you’ve scrolled through online wellness platforms recently, you have likely encountered a dietary trend promising to calm the physiological storms of a woman's body: “hormone syncing,” often popularized alongside the practice of “seed cycling.” Driven largely by women navigating the unpredictable shifts of perimenopause, as well as those meticulously...
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How negativity bias fuels body dissatisfaction and disordered eating
Food Noise from Carrie Dennett How negativity bias fuels body dissatisfaction and disordered eating How to break free of the brain trap April 15, 2026* *As I was prepping next week's article, I realize that last week's never sent. I was attending a conference in Arizona at the time, and apparently was too distracted to actually hit "send"? So I'm hitting send RIGHT NOW! Picture this: You’re getting ready for the day. You put on a cute comfortable outfit, you do your hair, and you feel...
Self-care tips for stress
Food Noise from Carrie Dennett Self-care tips for stress How to nourish yourself when life is hard April 21, 2026 There’s a lot of uncertainty right now in the world, politically, economically and environmentally. While it’s always important to take care of yourself, self-care may be even more important in times of uncertainty. I’m always an advocate of physical and emotional self-care, because if you don’t take care of yourself, who will? Self-care is not selfish! But self-care isn’t all...
Reclaiming movement: how to exercise while fat
Food Noise from Carrie Dennett Reclaiming movement: how to exercise while fat (and why you don't need to shrink first) April 7, 2026 If you’ve ever walked into a gym, flipped through a fitness magazine, or scrolled through workout videos online, you might get the message that exercise is something exclusively reserved for thin people — or people actively trying to become thin. It’s a huge understatement to say that the fitness industry has a representation problem, and it deeply impacts how...
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The peptide craze: magic elixir or expensive experiment?
Food Noise from Carrie Dennett The peptide craze: magic elixir or expensive experiment Separating science from the wellness hype March 30, 2026 One of my favorite things is busting nutrition myths, and that extends to busting nutrition hype. Because it seems like all I hear about are peptides, peptides, peptides lately (and how they’re apparently good for just about everything that might ail us), I decided to look under the hood of the hype (aka dig into what actual research has to say. Let’s...
How to stop self-objectification and build interoception
Food Noise from Carrie Dennett How to stop self-objectification and build interoception Moving from diet culture to body peace March 24, 2026 If you’ve spent years — or even decades — trapped in the cycle of dieting, you likely know what it feels like to treat your body like a high-maintenance project. One factor that feeds this cycle is the fact that we’re taught to view our bodies from the outside in. When we’re on this diet culture hamster wheel, we often ask ourselves questions like, “How...
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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 March 20, 2026 Happy Friday! We're having unseasonably nice weather in my neck of the woods (highs of 72 degrees instead of the average high of 45 degrees), and while I'm not taking this as a nudge to accelerate my planting schedule (because the tide could easily turn), it is nice to get a head start on spring garden cleanup. Other than fine weather, one of the highlights of the...
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How to defuse a body comparison spiral 🌀
Food Noise from Carrie Dennett How to diffuse a body comparison spiral Affirmations...plus digital detox tips March 17, 2026 Two weeks ago, I wrote about how bodies are not trends. Your body is your biological home, not a seasonal collection to be updated, modified, or optimized for someone else’s viewing pleasure. When a body type becomes a “trend,” it creates a culture of comparison and scarcity. The cycle of trend-chasing forces us into a lifelong, exhausting game of catch-up. It shifts...
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."