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Dr Emma Beckett

@dremmabeckett.bsky.social

PhD, RNutr "The Ms Frizzle of #Food & #Nutrition #Science" Food: science, media, fashion & fun facts. Same handle all places. FOODiQ #NutritionNerd & academic.

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Dr Emma Beckett@dremmabeckett.bsky.social · last yr.

I've seen a whole lot of content lately about people realising they aren't actually fat, that diet culture has just been lying to them. That's great for you all, but please remember what these declarations say to people who are actually fat.

DIET CULTURE IMPACTS PEOPLE OF ALL SIZES. BUT NOT IN THE SAME WAY DIET CULTURE & FATPHOBIA IMPACT PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN LARGER BODIES. LEARNING THAT YOU AREN’T FAT IS GREAT FOR SOME. BUT LEARNING THAT “BEING FAT” SHOULDN’T BE A THING YOU FEAR & INTEROGATING WHY YOU FEAR IT IS A STEP MANY PEOPLE SEEM TO BE SKIPPING, AND THAT COULD HELP EVERYONE. and me pointing at the text. I'm a chonky lady with pale skin and dark hair.
Dr Emma Beckett@dremmabeckett.bsky.social · last yr.

The trolls love to say "Don't listen to her about nutrition - you might end up looking like her." But I'm not telling you to eat like me (that would be silly; you're not me & I don't know enough about you) But as instructional as I get is to say -- be wary of instructional one size fits all advice.

Me, pointing at the text, pulling kind of smug mmm hmm face. and the text says "I’M NOT ASKING OR TELLING YOU TO EAT LIKE ME. I’M SHARING INFORMATION YOU CAN CHOOSE TO USE (or not) TO EAT LIKE YOU. Honestly, you should be very wary of anyone saying “eat like me” without caveats, particularly if it implies eating like them will lead to you therefore being like them."
Dr Emma Beckett@dremmabeckett.bsky.social · last yr.

Someone asked why melted cheese tastes so much better...I love these Qs, it's food science we take for granted! Melting breaks down fats and proteins to release umami + aroma/flavour compounds. The gooey texture spreads to the tastebuds better + the Maillard reaction creates that toasty flavour.

Me in a blue skirt and top combo with cheese print, cheese toasty earrings and specs with yellow frames and a cheese toasty being stretched apart behind me.
Dr Emma Beckett@dremmabeckett.bsky.social · last yr.

I often describe myself as 'fat' or 'chonky' - and people reply with "No you aren't, you're beautiful" or whatever else. I appreciate the attempted kindness, but it's not the compliment people think it is, it's actually an unkindness. www.dremmabeckett-foodnutritionscientist.com/blog/think-t...

Think Twice Before Saying ‘You’re Not Fat, You’re…’ — Dr Emma Beckett - Food & Nutrition Scientist

For a word that’s just a descriptor, ‘fat’ carries a lot of baggage. People dance around it, avoid it, and replace it with euphemisms—‘curvy,’ ‘plus-size,’ ‘fluffy.’ But ‘fat’ is not an insult, unless...

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Dr Emma Beckett@dremmabeckett.bsky.social · last yr.

Are you coming to Diet Culture Be Gone at #NWF2025? We will now be in Nuspace X321 at 4.30pm - Saturday 5th of April. Tell your friends! It's free, no need to book, but I would love to see as many of your there as possible (I have actual fears of speaking to an empty room).

The promo for diet culture be gone at newcastle writers festival with an updated time and location bannerThe new time and location as in the caption. Nuspace X321 (level 3) with a new start time of 4.30pm Sat April 5th. Newcastle Writers festival logo - Discover the stories behind the stories.
Dr Emma Beckett@dremmabeckett.bsky.social · last yr.

I was a guest on Weekend today on Ch9 this morning. I know people aren’t used to seeing anything other than stick thin on TV… but my body is my body, not my qualification or business card. Props to Today for knowing I’m fat & trusting me anyway. “Oscar” can get in the bin.

Me standing on the weekend today set. A message from a troll that’s says “Just saw your segment on tv Very informative Im not trying to be nasty but how can you call yourself a nutritionist by looking how you do You obviously don't follow what you say Shame to channel nine for not having a healthy nutritionist like they do on channel seven sunrise She looks the part !”
Dr Emma Beckett@dremmabeckett.bsky.social · last yr.

Too much of anything can be bad for you—that’s exactly what too much means...yet we constantly slide from "too much of something is a problem" right into "any of that is toxic!" Many things that are risky in excess are essential or safe in moderation. Nutrition isn’t black+white - neither is eating.

Me and the text TOO MUCH OF ANYTHING CAN BE BAD FOR YOU. That’s exactly what ‘too much’ BUT LOTS OF THINGS THAT ARE RISKY AT TOO MUCH ARE ESSENTIAL OR PERFECTLY SAFE AT LOWER AMOUNTS. Nutrition, diets and eating are not binary.
Dr Emma Beckett@dremmabeckett.bsky.social · last yr.

We talk about what to eat, but less about how we think about it. The stress, judgement & fear around food choices aren’t just exhausting—they make eating decisions harder. We don't think as clearly. We default to habits & jump to conclusions... That’s probably not helping anyone eat better.

a series of pics of me pulling "hmmm" face and the text "Do we just need to calm down about nutrition? There's so much stress, so much judgement, so much fear and panic. Maybe if we just take a beat we can actually process the information and the nutrients a little bit better.
Dr Emma Beckett@dremmabeckett.bsky.social · last yr.

I’ve seen a lot of commentary about “super skinny coming back into fashion”. It’s 2025 - can we please accept that bodies aren’t infinitely changeable, we can’t reconstruct them on a trend… it’s not fashion or a trend; it’s just bias.

me pulling a silly hmm face and pointing at text that says “apparently super skinny is coming back into fashion. But body types, sizes & shapes are not trends. Bodies aren’t not infinitely malleable. Being skinny, curvy or having a thigh gap can’t be a fashion or trend anymore than being tall or having detached earlobes can be. IF IT’S NOT ATTAINABLE FOR EVERYONE IT’S NOT A TREND, ITS A BIAS.
Dr Emma Beckett@dremmabeckett.bsky.social · last yr.

Lots of people and organisations celebrated a woman, or a group of women for #IWD2025. This is lovely, of course, but I think IWD is about women as a collective. Individuals will always have moments, but women as a collective, supporting each other, not leaving anyone behind, is where we can shine.

Dr Emma Beckett@dremmabeckett.bsky.social · last yr.

Let's do better on World Obesity Day. Instead of changing bodies, let's change the world & create programs that don't focus on shrinking people but support our health regardless of our sizes. Let's create systems, structures, medicines, etc. that don't discriminate, disadvantage & harm fat people.

Image: New modelling predicts obesity rates will continue to increase in the next 25 years in young people. But what can we do with this information that doesn’t further harm people? IMO we can’t just look for strategies & programs to prevent or reduce obesity. We also need to design & implement programs that support peoples health, regardless of size AND We need to design health systems, procedures & medications that don’t place larger people at a disadvantage. AND We need to keep working to challenge the weight stigma that causes harm and collect data on that harm along with the biological measures. Any action to ‘combat obesity’ that perpetuates harms on people in larger bodies isn’t a solution it’s simply an attack. With pics of me looking unimpressed. BildBild
Colleen Derkatch@colleenderkatch.bsky.social · last yr.

I recently chatted with @dremmabeckett.bsky.social on her ABC Australia show Cooked about the prevalence of electrolyte powders and the powerful sciencey-seeming rhetorics that motivate people to take them. I start at 18:11 but listen to the whole show. It's great! www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

05 | Cooked: Electrolytes — who needs them? - ABC listen

Over the past few years, you might have heard advertisements in your podcast feed or on social media for electrolyte supplements. If you haven’t seen them, they’re basically these little sachets or t...

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Dr Emma Beckett@dremmabeckett.bsky.social · last yr.

I’m going to answer more from experience than data. Food noise is when it’s a distraction… intrusive thought, that doesn’t go away after you eat. Unfortunately diet culture tells us normal hunger is noise and noise tells us it’s normal hunger. But everyone’s experience is unique - makes it harder!

Build Up Dietitians@builduprdns.bsky.social · last yr.

here's a question we asked dietitians in one of our private/closed groups...How would you answer? 🤔