DIET 'SHAME' Friends insulted me when they found out I was dieting, even though I was obese
TWENTY years ago, you’d probably never heard of the phrase 'diet culture' – and calorie counting wasn’t thought 'toxic', it was fun. Fat-shaming TV shows like You Are What You Eat and The Biggest Loser UK had millions of viewers, while gossip mags were plastered with images of celebs’ so-called bikini bodies, scrutinised for signs of weight gain.