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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Danielle Kate Wroe

'I was trapped in toxic diet culture for years - it's time to reclaim beauty standards'

Body confidence influencer Alex Light has tried every fad diet under the sun, and understands why people feel like they have to lose weight - because she's been there.

At one point the 34-year-old thought "carbs were the devil" and felt like she had to avoid bananas at all costs as they were "too sugary".

Throughout her life she's experienced disordered eating, and then eating disorders, but now she's come out the other side and wants to help people challenge their own internalised fatphobia.

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