Media & Publications
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Stop dieting and find food freedom with Anika Dhalla
Mom Strength Podcast with Surabhi Veitch
Surabhi Veitch and I discuss diet culture and South Asian communities. We discuss how diet culture impacts communities, how fat or weight isn’t the whole picture when it comes to health, and why genetics need to be considered in chronic conditions.
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Blending Indian/Punjabi and Jamaican Cultures with Anika Dhalla
But What Will People Say
Disha Mazepa and I chat about living and loving with intention, creating boundaries when we have to, and being surrounded by quality relationships.
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How to Fight Bounce Back Culture
Surviving2Thriving Momcast
Mel Peachey and I discuss how to FIGHT bounce back culture as a new Mum. We speak aboout our shared disdain for the pressure that society puts on new moms and how this indicates worth. As women we are in a war with diet culture 24/7, it's just exacerbated by motherhood. Let's break this cycle!
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Understand to Stand
Weight Inclusive Dietitians of Canada
Healthcare settings can only be as inclusive as the people who are in them. When we don’t completely understand our own biases and beliefs, the risk is that our patients, colleagues and peers are potentially harmed from the system. Understand to Stand examines how to not be a bystander when witnessing oppression, discrimination, and bias. Anika Dhalla, RD approaches the topic by introspectively analyzing power, privilege, and the impacts of colonialism.
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Same meal for 25 years? Victoria Beckham's diet sparks debate over disordered eating
Rachel Parent for National Post
I made a contribution to the National Post regarding celebrity dieting. I shared my expertise on extreme dieting and the harm that this could cause to people.
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A qualitative analysis of perceived socio-cultural contexts and health concerns of sugar-sweetened beverages in Dharwad, India
Natalie Riediger, Anika Dhalla, Maureen Cooper, Andrea Bombak & Hemalatha Sreeramaiah for BMC Pubic Health
My senior thesis project. We sought to explore the perceptions of the socio-cultural contexts and health concerns of consuming sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB) among Indian adults working or studying at a post-secondary institution in Karnataka, India.
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What's the deal with 6% fat milk, newly on the market in Ontario?
Nicole Thompson for The Canadian Press
Contributer to The Canadian Press for a national news article. We discussed the addition of 6% milk into local markets.
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Is 6% milk good for you?
CBC Radio - The Current with Matt Galloway
Interviewed by Mark Kelly
Discussion on 6% milk addition into Ontario markets, how this can influence other provinces. The accessibility to South Asian staples.
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