#308: Are processed foods really bad for you? with Shana Spence

Eat the Rules with Summer Innanen

I’m joined by Shana Spence (she/her), Registered Dietitian Nutritionist and author of Live Nourished: Make Peace with Food, Banish Body Shame, and Reclaim Joy. We are talking about why the BMI is bullshit, whether processed foods are really bad for us, and her perspective that “all foods fit.”Show notes: summerinnanen.com/308 In this episode, I talk about: - How bias is taught and reinforced in teaching,

- How the BMI is used to discriminate,

- Other ways to measure health,

- How to define processed food,

- What she feels is most useful about intuitive eating, and what she would change,

- That food is not just for nutrients, it’s also for joy,

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