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Going fat in the time of Ozempic
And what the New York Times documentary 'Weight of the World' says about the state of diet culture.
 • Kristi Koeter
Paris isn't made for plus sizes (but I went anyway)
Style notes, cultural shocks, and what surprised me most about traveling in a larger body through the City of Light.
 • Kristi Koeter
Women are finally entering their Thor era
We’ve spent decades shrinking. Now, we’re taking up space.
 • Kristi Koeter
Feeling fat vs. being fat: Who gets to claim fatness?
The complexity of size identity. Plus, an unexpected weight check in Panama.
 • Kristi Koeter
Losing it all in perimenopause
The new normal: Car naps, hormone adjustments and crying in Starbucks drive-throughs.
 • Kristi Koeter
First diet culture came for fat. Now it’s coming for muscle.
Why Serena Williams’ GLP-1 weight-loss endorsement sets a dangerous precedent for women’s bodies.
 • Kristi Koeter
What I wish I had known about eating disorders sooner
How diet culture fuels disordered eating—and what we’re getting wrong about recovery.
 • Kristi Koeter
The biggest lie of 'The Biggest Loser'
It was billed as inspiration. What it really sold was spectacle, shame, and the myth of willpower.
 • Kristi Koeter
San Blas: A paradise where women run the world
A journey to the pristine Caribbean islands just outside the modern world.
 • Kristi Koeter
Unwrapping the butter and bias in the New York Time's Virginia Sole-Smith profile
My complicated thoughts of the fat positive influencer as a parent, health-focused anti-diet advocate and former journalist.
 • Kristi Koeter
Is the aging body a betrayal?
When beauty culture gets ugly about the aging process.
 • Kristi Koeter
Is it really self-love if it only comes after weight loss?
We often think of it as empowerment. But if acceptance only shows up once our body conforms to the thin ideal, what are we really celebrating?
 • Kristi Koeter
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