09 Eating Disorders and the Diet Culture

We live in a world where we are continuously overloaded with information and tips on losing weight, gaining muscles, looking as lean as possible, and getting back in shape. Weigh became associated with success, and somehow, we started to believe that our ability to control our weight will bring us more happiness, success, and love. In today’s episode, we will talk about the diet culture, why it’s toxic, and how dieting is connected to eating disorders. USED RESOURCES: The U.S. Weight Loss & Diet Control Market. Research and Markets. 2019 Available at: https://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/qm2gts/the_72_billion?w=4Začátek formuláře Nutrition and Weight Management. Boston Medical Center. Available at: https://www.bmc.org/nutrition-and-weight-management/weight-management HEADLEY, CW. The average adult will try this shocking number of diets in their lifetime. The Ladders. 2020. Available at: https://www.theladders.com/career-advice/the-average-adult-will-try-this-shocking-number-of-diets-in-their-lifetime UPSON, Sara. It’s Time to Drop Out of Diet Culture. Eating Disorder Registered Dietitians & Professionals. Available at: https://edrdpro.com/its-time-to-drop-out-of-diet-culture AYUDA, Tiffany. 5 Ways Yo-Yo Dieting Can Wreck Your Body and Mess With Your Metabolism. Prevention. 2019. Available at: https://www.prevention.com/weight-loss/a20502412/how-to-end-your-yo-yo-dieting-forever/ Disordered Eating & Dieting. National Eating Disorders Collaboration. Available at: https://www.nedc.com.au/eating-disorders/eating-disorders-explained/disordered-eating-and-dieting/ Dieting and Eating Disorders. Eating Eating Disorder Hope. 2012. Available at: https://www.eatingdisorderhope.com/treatment-for-eating-disorders/special-issues/dieting SUBSCRIBE TO BINGE ON SELF-LOVE: Subscribe to Binge on Self-Love podcast: https://anchor.fm/bingeonselflove For more content on binge eating, procrastination, self-love, and self-acceptance visit https://bingeonselflove.com Follow @bingeonselflove on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/bingeonselflove