{"id":139500,"date":"2021-09-16T14:51:46","date_gmt":"2021-09-16T12:51:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thecuriousbrain.com\/?p=139500"},"modified":"2021-09-16T14:51:49","modified_gmt":"2021-09-16T12:51:49","slug":"nancy-n-chen-the-inaccurate-link-between-body-ideals-and-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thecuriousbrain.com\/?p=139500","title":{"rendered":"Nancy N. Chen: The inaccurate link between body ideals and health"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-ted wp-block-embed-ted wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Nancy N. Chen: The inaccurate link between body ideals and health\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.ted.com\/talks\/nancy_n_chen_the_inaccurate_link_between_body_ideals_and_health\" sandbox=\"allow-popups allow-scripts allow-same-origin\" width=\"922\" height=\"519\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Global obesity rates are on the rise, but body shaming campaigns are doing more harm than good, says medical anthropologist Nancy N. Chen. Reflecting on how the cultural histories of body ideals have changed over time, she offers a new way to view ourselves and our health by enhancing body diversity to close the gap between what&#8217;s ideal and what&#8217;s real.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Global obesity rates are on the rise, but body shaming campaigns are doing more harm than good, says medical anthropologist Nancy N. Chen. 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