Disordered Eating Among Health & Fitness Professionals
Health professionals like doctors, dietitians, nutritionists and nurses, as well as fitness professionals are often expected to be the embodiment of health. So when…
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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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.
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…