Diet Culture Rebel Podcast20 Aug 2025

219. From Fat-Free Foods to Fen-Phen to Protein Obsessed: How Diet Culture Keeps Evolving with Dr. Jillian Lampert

"The craze of fat-free foods was partnered with the strongest message that you can be bad and still be good."

If you've ever felt confused by all of the changing food trends or wondered why something that seemed healthy a few years ago is suddenly frowned upon now, this episode will give you so much clarity. You are going to learn how diet culture has evolved over the decades and walk away feeling more grounded the next time a new trend comes around.

Today I'm joined by Dr. Jillian Lampert, who is the Vice President of Strategy and Public Affairs for Accanto Health, and she's done incredible work in advocacy, education, and care access over the last 30 years.

Dr. Jillian first became a dietitian during the Fen-Phen era and has seen diet culture evolve firsthand. As someone with lived experience of an eating disorder herself, she brings so much compassion and insight to this conversation and to the work she does each day.

What You’ll Learn:

The wild, ever-changing landscape of diet culture and weight loss trends,
How to spot diet culture as it continues to evolve,
How some of the craze behind GLP-1s feels similar to to Fen-Phen in the 90's,
Why diet foods can act like a permission slip to overeat and pull us away from body attunement,
How dietary fat plays an important role in satisfaction and fullness, and
The alarming statistic connecting dieting and eating disorders

Thanks for being here today! Let me know what takeaways you have from this episode over on Instagram @diet.culture.rebel

Connect with Dr. Jillian Lampert through the Emily Program at EmilyProgram.com

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