Open Access'The Whiteness of the Mediterranean Diet' Overlooks Existing BIPOC Solutions
Author(s) -
Kelly Toups
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of critical dietetics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1923-1237
DOI - 10.32920/cd.v6i2.1430
Subject(s) - indigenous , cultural humility , humility , mediterranean diet , field (mathematics) , environmental ethics , sociology , political science , anthropology , cultural competence , law , ecology , medicine , philosophy , mathematics , pathology , pure mathematics , biology
In an age of increased cultural awareness, Dr. Kate Garner Burt's timely article about 'The whiteness of the Mediterranean Diet' builds a strong case for diversifying nutrition research. However, to truly improve cultural humility in the nutrition field and beget anti-racist dietary research, future explorations must move beyond mischaracterizations of existing dietary resources and give voice to other cultural models of healthy eating. This opinion piece will dig deeper into the assumptions presented by Dr. Burt and the existing Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) solutions that have been overlooked.