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Why dietetics is so white, and what to do about it

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About 20 percent of American children are obese and the rates are disproportionately high among Black and Latino children. But parents seeking help for their children often have a hard time getting good advice. The dietetics industry is overwhelmingly white and industry education has, heretofore, focused on foods prized in European cultures. Deanna Bellany Lewis, co-founder of Diversify Dietetics, joins Jane and Liz to lay out the problem and potential solutions. 

For interested parents, two resources Deanna recommends are: 

Raising Healthy Eaters by Henry Legere

Body Kindness, a podcast from Rebecca Scritchfield 

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