Ep 12: Why diets don’t work for long-term weight loss

We've pretty much all been on a diet, lost the weight, and then regained it back (plus more)! But why don't these diets help us to lose weight for good? I'm joined by nutritionist and Health at Every Size advocate Jeanette Thompson-Wessen. In this episode we discuss  - what is the evidence that diets don't work for weight loss long-term? - why might people regain the weight lost through a diet? - what is Health at Every Size, fat-phobia and weight stigma? - how to speak to a health professional who suggests you lose weight as/before treatment Notes: Morbidity = rate of death (not risk of death as was mentioned at one point during this episode) Research studies https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26166058/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22218619/ Connect with Rachel. Dr Rachel Evans is a psychologist, hypnotherapist and eating disorder survivor. She brings together academic knowledge and theories, therapeutic skills and personal experience for a unique perspective on eating disorder recovery. Rachel helps ambitious women to stop restricting, bingeing and purging and to feel comfortable in their body. https://eatingdisordertherapist.co.uk/ https://www.instagram.com/rachel.evans.phd/  https://www.facebook.com/rachel.evans.phd  Connect with Jeanette. Jeanette Thompson-Wessen is a qualified Nutritionist, specialist in intuitive eating, body image, mum of two and food teacher. Jeanette helps women heal their relationship with food and their bodies so they can break up with dieting for good through the Mindset Nutritionist. https://www.instagram.com/themindsetnutritionist/ https://www.themindsetnutritionist.co.uk/