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By Taylor Bowman, guest contributorI’m a mover. For as long as I can remember, moving my body through space has always been a part of my life. My mom would always tell me that when she was pregnant, she would worry that I didn’t move around a lot sometimes. Doctors would tell her I was just hanging out and getting comfy. Once I was out in the world, nothing could stop me from bopping my head or tapping my toe or shaking my hips. Fast forward through early years, adolescence, and college and I found my mind to be so…
Do men and women become overweight for different reasons? New research says that obesity affects different parts of the brain in men and women and may, therefore, require sex-specific therapies.This study, recently published in Brain Communication, analysed different types of brain scans in combination with other clinical information to compare differences between males and females with high body mass index (BMI) compared to those with a normal BMI. Researchers noted that obese women recorded changes in emotion-related brain regions that were linked to higher levels of compulsive eating. In comparison, the hunger pangs in obese men were related to gut…
“Nobody can love you until you love yourself.” That phrase went viral on the Internet in the early 2010s, and it plagues Pinterest boards and mental health blogs to this day. Disguised as a motivational quote to inspire self-love for those who lack it, this rhetoric often has the opposite effect, especially for those struggling with mental health. Promoting such an idea can be dangerous and detrimental in eating disorder recovery.At the surface level, this quote appears encouraging. Although many people will love you in your lifetime, the acceptance you can offer yourself is unlike any other. In eating disorder recovery,…
Here are four podcast episodes to listen to if your goal is raising anti-diet kids who are free from diet culture, weight stigma, and eating disorders. Diet culture is a set of beliefs that promotes intentional weight loss, thin bodies, and limited and privileged ways of eating. Basically, it says that fat bodies are bad and thin bodies are good, that everyone should pursue a thin body, and that there are “good” foods and “bad” foods. Today’s diet culture tries to say it’s focused on health (not weight), but the truth (it’s really about weight) is never far from the…
Recently, Gwyneth Paltrow has faced backlash from health experts and members of the public after sharing the details of her daily “wellness routine.” Paltrow’s routine, which she discussed on the podcast “The Art of Being Well,” involves coffee in the morning, bone broth for lunch, and a vegetable-heavy paleo dinner. Many people have criticized Paltrow’s diet for being restrictive and lacking the nutrients, calories, and quantities of food necessary for optimal health. They’ve also argued that Paltrow’s restrictive eating habits could promote disordered eating among fans and others who may be vulnerable to her celebrity influence. Facing criticism, Paltrow later…
Sharing her story. Crystal Kung Minkoff has been open about her battle with bulimia since she joined the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills cast in 2021 for season 11. “I’m a recovering bulimic and I say recovering because I don’t know what it’s like to be any other thing,” the 39-year-old reality TV personality revealed to her RHOBH costars during a June 2021 episode. She explained to Lisa Rinna, Dorit Kemsley, Sutton Stracke, Kathy Hilton and Kyle Richards that she’d been struggling with the eating disorder since she was 11 years old. The Real Coco cofounder told the group she…
People often use the terms “eating disorders” and “disordered eating” interchangeably, but the two have significant differences. The fad wellness and starvation diets, weight loss programs, and fasting regimes that people participate in today make it difficult to differentiate these disordered eating patterns from eating disorders. Before we define each, it is essential to mention that both disordered eating and eating disorders are extremely harmful and dangerous for the individual suffering. However, the level of functionality, obsession, and behaviors of the individual typically differs between those with eating disorders and disordered eating patterns. Nevertheless, I want to reiterate the importance…
Emotional eating basically refers to eating in order to escape, alter or intensify your emotions where if you are an emotional eater, you might find yourself munching to cope with unpleasant emotions, using food as a reward when you’re pleased and craving unhealthy foods like sweets when you’re worried. Emotional eating is not your hunger quotient as it actually involves having more calories than you actually require since emotional eating is when a person resorts to eating food to curb the mood swings and it does have an impact but it is temporary where the empty calorie high fat, sugar…
In a recent study published in the Nutrients Journal, researchers determined the association between compensatory and regular restraints and body mass index (BMI). They also explore the mediating role of external and emotional eating in the association. Study: Emotional Eating as a Mediator in the Relationship between Dietary Restraint and Body Weight. Image Credit: GroundPicture/Shutterstock.com Background Obesity is associated with several non-communicable diseases, including cardiovascular disorders and type 2 diabetes. In addition, obesity can reduce life expectancy and quality of life. The development of effective weight management strategies is the cornerstone of obesity management. A positive energy balance, excess energy intake compared…
Emotional eating basically refers to eating in order to escape, alter or intensify your emotions where if you are an emotional eater, you might find yourself munching to cope with unpleasant emotions, using food as a reward when you’re pleased and craving unhealthy foods like sweets when you’re worried. Emotional eating is not your hunger quotient as it actually involves having more calories than you actually require since emotional eating is when a person resorts to eating food to curb the mood swings and it does have an impact but it is temporary where the empty calorie high fat, sugar…