Keep the Snacks in the Cupboard: Rethinking Diet Culture (why restrictions backfire) with Dietician Olivia Carone

We’ve been taught that discipline means restriction. This week’s guest, a registered dietitian Olivia Carone, breaks down why that mindset actually fuels the binge-restrict cycle instead of solving it. We get into why keeping trigger foods accessible (not banned) can reduce obsession over time, what “set point” theory means for weight and genetics, why macro counting can quietly become disordered, and how the language we use around food with our kids shapes their relationship with eating for life. If you’ve ever felt like you’re “good” on a diet and “bad” off one, this conversation reframes the whole thing.