--- title: Body Image url: "https://dieteticallyspeaking.com/category/body-image/" description: Evidence-based, no-nonsense writing on nutrition, food freedom, body image and more. site: Dietetically Speaking --- # Body Image [Body Image](https://dieteticallyspeaking.com/category/body-image/) 10 min read ## [Disordered Eating Among Health & Fitness Professionals](https://dieteticallyspeaking.com/disordered-eating-among-health-fitness-professionals-the-uncomfortable-truth/) Health professionals like doctors, dietitians, nutritionists and nurses, as well as fitness professionals are often expected to be the embodiment of health. So when… [Body Image](https://dieteticallyspeaking.com/category/body-image/) 10 min read ## [How Weight Stigma Impacts Fertility Care](https://dieteticallyspeaking.com/how-weight-stigma-impacts-fertility-care/) For many people in larger bodies, the journey to parenthood begins under the shadow of weight stigma. Across preconception, pregnancy, and postpartum care, bias… [Body Image](https://dieteticallyspeaking.com/category/body-image/) 10 min read ## [The Truth About Weight Loss Injections & Your Relationship with Food](https://dieteticallyspeaking.com/the-truth-about-weight-loss-injections-your-relationship-with-food/) The decision to consider weight loss injections (WLIs or GLP-1s) is often not made lightly. Many people seek weight loss for reasons ranging from… [Body Image](https://dieteticallyspeaking.com/category/body-image/) 10 min read ## [Is Weight Loss the Answer?](https://dieteticallyspeaking.com/is-weight-loss-the-answer/) Moving away from trying to lose weight, or even just considering this, can feel very uncomfortable and even scary for many people. This reaction… [Body Image](https://dieteticallyspeaking.com/category/body-image/) 8 min read ## [The Link Between Trauma and Eating Disorders](https://dieteticallyspeaking.com/the-link-between-trauma-and-eating-disorders/) It is well known that Eating disorders (and the spectrum of disordered eating) are severe mental health conditions (1). Eating disorders affect millions of… [Body Image](https://dieteticallyspeaking.com/category/body-image/) 8 min read ## [Challenging the “Bikini Body” Myth](https://dieteticallyspeaking.com/challenging-the-bikini-body-myth/) With summer upon us, you are likely to have heard people using phrases like "summer body" or "bikini body". The idea that you need… [Body Image](https://dieteticallyspeaking.com/category/body-image/) 8 min read ## [Exploring the Link between Gender, Sexual Identity and Disordered Eating](https://dieteticallyspeaking.com/exploring-the-link-between-gender-sexual-identity-and-disordered-eating/) The relationship between gender, sexual identity, and disordered eating is a nuanced area in need of more research. However, understanding how these factors interconnect… [Body Image](https://dieteticallyspeaking.com/category/body-image/) 7 min read ## [How Menopause Can Impact Your Relationship With Food](https://dieteticallyspeaking.com/how-menopause-can-impact-your-relationship-with-food/) Menopause is the natural biological process that marks the end of a woman's reproductive years. Typically occurring between the ages of 45 and 55,… [Body Image](https://dieteticallyspeaking.com/category/body-image/) 7 min read ## [The Biggest Loser Study](https://dieteticallyspeaking.com/the-biggest-loser-study/) Who can forget The Biggest Loser? I endured season after season, watching in awe as contestants were put through the mill by Jillian Michaels… [Body Image](https://dieteticallyspeaking.com/category/body-image/) 10 min read ## [Issues With BMI](https://dieteticallyspeaking.com/issues-with-bmi/) What is BMI? BMI, or body mass index, is a commonly used measure of a person’s weight in relation to their height, but it… [Body Image](https://dieteticallyspeaking.com/category/body-image/) 8 min read ## [The Functions of Body Fat](https://dieteticallyspeaking.com/the-functions-of-body-fat/) Although body fat has a negative reputation, thanks to diet culture, it plays a number of vital roles when it comes to our health. [Body Image](https://dieteticallyspeaking.com/category/body-image/) 9 min read ## [Is Obesity a Disease?](https://dieteticallyspeaking.com/is-obesity-a-disease/) Please note: I don't usually use the terms 'obese' or 'overweight' as these categories are flawed and often stigmatising. But I've had to use… 1 [2](https://dieteticallyspeaking.com/category/body-image/page/2/) [Older articles](https://dieteticallyspeaking.com/category/body-image/page/2/)