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Dipping carrots in mustard is the latest trend on TikTok, and it’s not as innocent as it seems. The dangerously low-cal snack is part of a larger social-media phenomenon occurring on the app where young teens are posting videos of what they eat in a day, which features disturbing calorie deficits and disordered eating habits. “A lot of these ‘what I eat in a day’ posts are, like, 900 calories, and they’re making people look at it and say, ‘If I eat exactly what she’s eating, I’ll look like her,’ ” said registered dietitian Jenna Werner. “But they’re actually going to…

Family-based treatment (FBT, also sometimes referred to as the Maudsley method) is a leading treatment for adolescent eating disorders including anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and other specified feeding or eating disorder (OSFED). It is a manualized treatment delivered by trained professionals. It is primarily delivered in outpatient settings, although there are some residential and partial hospitalization (PHP) programs that incorporate FBT. While FBT may not be for every family, research shows that it is highly effective and faster to act than many other treatments. It should therefore usually be considered as a first-line approach to treatment for children, adolescents, and…

At one point, Gabe weighed more than 550 pounds. Today, he and Lisa remember and discuss the extreme pain and slow healing process of living with binge-eating disorder. Gabe shares his shame in being so overweight, his intense relationship with food, the story of his gastric bypass and the difficult process of learning new coping mechanisms.How did Gabe’s bipolar and panic attacks tie in with his binge eating? And, importantly, how is he managing the illness today? Join us for an open and honest discussion on living with an eating disorder.(Transcript Available Below)Please Subscribe to Our Show: And We Love…

Because of these nutritional anxieties and fears, people with ARFID stick to the foods they know, and recovery is usually only possible through intensive therapy.For music journalist Ben Boddez, ARFID has cut his meal options down to a tiny number.I first met Boddez through a mutual friend while we were both students at the University of British Columbia. As we settled into a conversation, he recommended we stop by this nearby fast-food place, because he could “only eat chicken strips.”“Sure…Wait, what?” I asked. That was when I first learned of Boddez’s condition, and how, after developing ARFID at the age of…

Surround yourself with appropriate foods to stop emotional eatingHighlightsDiscover a way to deal with negative emotions Avoid eating oily and junk food Eat small and light comfort foods which are easy to digestEmotional eating is referred to eating when you feel low and want to suppress or soothe negative feelings. Emotional eating can make one feel guilty, which in turn leads to a cycle of excess eating, weight gain and other associated issues. Work stress, health issues, relationship struggles and financial worries are common causes of emotional eating. These negative emotions can lead to a feeling of emptiness or an emotional…

I’ve talked about perfectionism before, but I wanted to talk about it a little more in depth because I think a lot of people who struggle with an eating disorder also struggle with perfectionism. Both boil down to a sin problem. I struggle with perfectionism everyday. I pressure myself with unrealistic expectations, and when I don’t perform at or above the set bar, I punish myself. Then I’m left to wallow in a puddle of self-pity. It’s a vicious cycle, really. Perfectionism is more than just working hard or trying your best. It’s the compulsive urge to do things perfectly.…

Former Olympic gymnast Shawn Johnson is opening up about the eating disorder she battled at the height of her athletic career.The gold-medal winner, 28, revealed in a candid new video on her YouTube page that her need for “perfectionism” combined with a “self-image issue” had her eating only about 700 calories a day while she trained for the 2008 Beijing Olympics.”I would restrict my diet while I was competing to about 700 calories a day. I would pass out during practice or after practice. My body would cramp. I didn’t have energy. I was unable to have a period. I…

Author Susan Burton struggled with disordered eating for decades. “Hunger was something that I believed protected me and gave me power,” she says. Anna Kurzaeva/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Anna Kurzaeva/Getty Images Author Susan Burton struggled with disordered eating for decades. “Hunger was something that I believed protected me and gave me power,” she says. Anna Kurzaeva/Getty Images Author Susan Burton says food has been the site of her anxieties for as long as she can remember. For decades the editor at This American Life struggled with eating disorders. Through therapy, Burton connected her disordered eating to her parents’…

Willy Somma, used with permission. 2000 Days in Chicago began with muffins. Blueberry muffins, four to a plastic pack, from a Whole Foods with massive aisles, the scale of this grocery store as novel to me as the sprawling prairie city itself. I’d spent my early twenties in Manhattan, cramped and exhilarated. I’d moved to Chicago for a dream job, but I felt homesick and dislocated. I was 26 and a producer of a public-radio show. For years I’d listened to this show and had imagined working there—and then a job had opened up. On the night I’d stood at…

Willy Somma, used with permission. 2000 Days in Chicago began with muffins. Blueberry muffins, four to a plastic pack, from a Whole Foods with massive aisles, the scale of this grocery store as novel to me as the sprawling prairie city itself. I’d spent my early twenties in Manhattan, cramped and exhilarated. I’d moved to Chicago for a dream job, but I felt homesick and dislocated. I was 26 and a producer of a public-radio show. For years I’d listened to this show and had imagined working there—and then a job had opened up. On the night I’d stood at…