On Mar. 6, Pomona College’s Gender and Women Studies Department hosted a talk by Dr. Athia Choudhury on diet culture and the rise of the calorie.
Tag: Eating Disorders
Overcoming the stigma: Claremont Colleges host events for National Eating Disorder Awareness Week
The Claremont Colleges Eating Disorder Task Force Team hosted a series of events highlighting National Eating Disorders Awareness Week.
OPINION: I didn’t moralize food — and event organizers should cut back on it
Rowan Gray CM ’26 responds to a response article defending himself on his anti-sugar piece.
OPINION: For the love of God, can we please stop moralizing food?
Cecelia Blum SC ’24 responds a recent opinion article that described the drawbacks of sugar consumption.
Read it and weep: On breaking up with diets
Nina Potischman PO ’21 reflects on her relationship with food, the wellness industry and the effect Christy Harrison’s book “Anti-Diet” had on her life.
What your mama didn’t tell you: A body positivity discussion for National Eating Disorders Awareness Week
Gloria Lucas, activist and Nalgona Positivity Pride founder, hosted “Eating Disorders and Body Love: The Things Mama Didn’t Tell You.”
OPINION: Numbers are a somewhat effective measurement of health and shouldn’t be ignored in service of a minority
CW: Mentions of eating disorders On Nov. 8, TSL published an opinion article titled “Diet culture hurts students, silences those in recovery.” While I agree with some of the writers’ claims, such as Los Angeles being a “notoriously image-focused place” where weight loss and physical appearance are marketed as dominant
OPINION: Promoting body positivity to prevent drunkorexic behaviors
CW: Mentions of eating disorders In a limited online survey of 39 students conducted at the 5Cs, we posed the question “What makes you healthy?” The results showed that most students believe regular exercising, a normal sleep schedule, socializing, and eating nutritious foods — living a “balanced” lifestyle — make
OPINION: Diet culture hurts students, silences those in recovery
CW: Mentions of eating disorders On Oct. 16, students from Scripps College, Harvey Mudd College, and Claremont McKenna College received an email from Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Recreation promoting their “Health and Wellness Fair,” which specifically (and almost exclusively) highlighted and promoted the fair’s body composition testing. This email became the center of
OPINION: Hungry for change: How dining hall labels fail students
A glimpse of hell: Malott dining hall, 12:15 p.m., Monday through Thursday. Neither quiz nor test nor final exam can match the stress of pushing through the ravenous lunch mob in pursuit of a Beyond Burger — and the defeat of not finding one there. Barely 5-feet-2-inches and often on