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Lucy Aphramor

How Neoliberalism Sneaks into Critical Public Health

Ten years ago I co-authored an article (with Lindo Bacon) where we unintentionally gave neoliberalism a stamp of approval. Our bad. You can…

5 min readJun 30, 2021

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Head and shoulder photo of Franz Fanon in tie, shirt, jacket with text ‘they realize at last that change does not mean reform,change does not mean improvement. From The Wretched of the Earth.

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Lucy Aphramor

Hey! Are You One the 401k Readers Misled by Our HAES Theory?

In the decade since this co-authored article (with Lindo Bacon) supporting Health At Every Size (HAES) was published it’s had over 401k…

12 min readJun 30, 2021

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Hey! Are You One the 401k Readers Misled by Our HAES Theory?

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Lucy Aphramor

Reimagining Nutrition Narratives For Fat Black Children Like Ma’Khia Bryant

We are not born desiring or rejecting bodies according to their particular dimensions.

6 min readJun 11, 2021

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Reimagining Nutrition Narratives For Fat Black Children Like Ma’Khia Bryant

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Lucy Aphramor

Connected Eating Is To Eating As Wild Swimming Is To Swimming

New Pool Hollow is a 25 minute walk away. It’s a small disused reservoir. It was reliably a quiet place for wild swimming until featured in…

5 min readJun 2, 2021

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Connected Eating Is To Eating As Wild Swimming Is To Swimming

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Lucy Aphramor

The Worst Impact of Anti-Fat Strategy Isn’t ‘Unhealthy Behaviours’ It’s Early Death and Suffering

UK news is that BMI-based healthcare has been formally recognised as harmful. Wowee. That’s great.

4 min readApr 19, 2021

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The Worst Impact of Anti-Fat Strategy Isn’t ‘Unhealthy Behaviours’ It’s Early Death and Suffering

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Lucy Aphramor

BMI, Witch Hunts, White Duplicity and “Changing the Perfect Picture”

The UK parliament report ‘Changing the Perfect Picture’ shares findings of research into the causes and consequences of ‘negative body…

4 min readApr 16, 2021

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If we want social justice, we have to do more than widen the existing lens

Like millions of other people, I was taught that trees compete with each other for nutrients and space and light. Rapid tree growth was a…

3 min readMar 26, 2021

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Lucy Aphramor

Designing Dietetics For White Wellbeing Impedes Racial Justice

or Who Says Food Isn’t Medicine?

4 min readMar 15, 2021

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Lucy Aphramor

What’s Wrong in Saying ‘Trust a Dietitian’?

When I wrote a blog post condemning weight conversion, aka dieting, the chairperson of a dietetic association said I was bringing the…

9 min readJan 5, 2021

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White box with influencer crossed out, then registered dietitian centred in capitals, and nutritionist crossed out below.

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Eight Signs of Supremacy in HAES (Health at Every Size) and Ideas for Action

Recent coverage of racist killings by police and civilians and racialized death rates from Covid have reignited awareness of the need for…

8 min readJun 9, 2020

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Lucy Aphramor

Lucy Aphramor

Lucy Aphramor is a radical dietitian and performance poet. They are Associate Professor of Gender, Power, and The Right to Food at CAWR, Coventry University UK.

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