Dr Gabrielle Fundaro CISSN,CHC, holds a PhD in Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise from Virginia Tech and is is a former Assistant Professor of Exercise Science at Georgia Gwinnett College. She is also a Renaissance Periodization coach, an ISSN-certified sport nutritionist, and an ACE-certified health coach. Gabrielle has a particular interest in combining her knowledge of nutrition and motivational interviewing techniques to promote intrinsic motivation and behavior change in clients to facilitate long-term weight management and healthy lifestyles. Gabrielle's Instagram Gabrielle's Website Bridging the Gap series on behaviour change In this episode we cover: What is diet culture and what is the anti-diet movement? What are some of the main negative points of "diet culture"? How has the fitness/nutrition industry contributed to a globally skewed body ideal and focus on weight-loss Some of the main tenets of the anti-diet movement The danger of forming an opinion on either movement, based on the extremist voices coming from either What's the difference between the anti-diet movement and the Health At Every Size movement The dangers of weight stigma and forming opinions on people's health based solely on their body weight What are "weight neutral" approaches to lifestyle change? The importance of thinking holistically when implementing lifestyle change and understanding the risks of dieting for weight loss Is weight loss as an outcome the right goal or should we focus on behaviour changes instead? The benefits of not subscribing to any particular diet philosophy and the importance of being aware of our "diet" biases What are the common principles shared by HAES, anti-diet and those who use weight-loss inclusive approaches?