--- title: Food Freedom - Page 3 url: "https://dieteticallyspeaking.com/category/food_freedom/page/3/" description: Evidence-based, no-nonsense writing on nutrition, food freedom, body image and more. site: Dietetically Speaking --- # Food Freedom [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… [Food Freedom](https://dieteticallyspeaking.com/category/food_freedom/) 9 min read ## [Why Do We Need Fats in Our Diet?](https://dieteticallyspeaking.com/why-do-we-need-fats-in-our-diet-2/) We recently explored the importance of body fat. This article by Registered Nutritionist Sophie Gastman (reviewed by Registered Dietitian Maeve Hanan) will explore the… [Disordered Eating](https://dieteticallyspeaking.com/category/disordered_eating/) 4 min read ## [Intuitive Eating Linked With Reduced Disordered Eating](https://dieteticallyspeaking.com/intuitive-eating-linked-with-reduced-disordered-eating/) The EAT Study (2010-2018) was a longitudinal study (when outcomes are measured over a long period of time) that examined the impact of long-term… [Body Image](https://dieteticallyspeaking.com/category/body-image/) 6 min read ## [What is Weight-Inclusive Care?](https://dieteticallyspeaking.com/what-is-weight-inclusive-care/) This article by Maeve Hanan (Registered Dietitian & Founder of Dietetically Speaking) will explain what weight-inclusive care means and why we are passionate about… [Body Image](https://dieteticallyspeaking.com/category/body-image/) 11 min read ## [Issues With Weight-Centric Health Care](https://dieteticallyspeaking.com/issues-with-weight-centric-health-care/) Traditional health care models tend to be weight-normative or weight-centric. This encourages the pursuit of weight loss for those with bigger bodies, usually based… [Disordered Eating](https://dieteticallyspeaking.com/category/disordered_eating/) 5 min read ## [Carbohydrate and Female Hormones](https://dieteticallyspeaking.com/carbohydrate-and-female-hormones/) Low-carbohydrate diets have been around for a long time, but they became particularly popular in the 1960s when the Atkins diet arrived on the… [Fads](https://dieteticallyspeaking.com/category/fads/) 7 min read ## [Why Are Carbohydrates Important?](https://dieteticallyspeaking.com/why-are-carbohydrates-important/) Carbohydrates have notoriously gained a bad rep in the media over the years, but do they actually live up to this reputation? The short answer… [Disordered Eating](https://dieteticallyspeaking.com/category/disordered_eating/) 8 min read ## [Dealing With the External Food Police](https://dieteticallyspeaking.com/how-to-deal-with-food-police/) With restrictions easing up and down the country it can be a really exciting time to start meeting up with friends and family. However,… [Disordered Eating](https://dieteticallyspeaking.com/category/disordered_eating/) 12 min read ## [Non-Diet Nutrition: Examining the Evidence](https://dieteticallyspeaking.com/non-diet-nutrition-examining-the-evidence/) This article will explore the evidence-base related to non-diet nutrition; which is gaining popularity both in the media and among health professionals. Background: Modern… [Disordered Eating](https://dieteticallyspeaking.com/category/disordered_eating/) 3 min read ## [What is Non-Diet Nutrition?](https://dieteticallyspeaking.com/what-is-non-diet-nutrition/) There is a lot of pressure to lose weight to achieve and maintain a ‘perfect body’. This can come from well-meaning people who feel… [Newer articles](https://dieteticallyspeaking.com/category/food_freedom/page/2/) [1](https://dieteticallyspeaking.com/category/food_freedom/) [2](https://dieteticallyspeaking.com/category/food_freedom/page/2/) 3