Virginia Sole-Smith

Virginia Sole-Smith is an American journalist and author whose work challenges diet culture and advocates for body liberation. She is best known for her books "Fat Talk: Parenting in the Age of Diet Culture" and "The Eating Instinct: Food Culture, Body Image, and Guilt in America", both of which explore the complex relationships people have with food, weight, and their bodies. Sole-Smith also writes the popular Substack newsletter *Burnt Toast* and contributes to major publications including The New York Times and Scientific American. Her writing is celebrated for its compassionate, research-driven approach to dismantling fatphobia and diet culture.