eating disorders
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Do You Have a ‘Body Checking’ Problem?
Warning: This article discusses topics of mental health and eating disorders that some may find distressing. Throughout the course of a day, you probably find yourself seeking feedback about your appearance more than once, whether that’s checking your weight, looking in the mirror, trying on different clothes, or snapping a selfie.
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It’s Not Healthy to Feel Super Guilty About Calories
Food can be fraught with emotion and meaning. When it’s labelled with a number of calories, even more so, because that number matches the food to your weight, your exercise habits, and your potentially complicated feelings about both.
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Focus On Your Kids’ Health, Not Their Weight
Recently WW, the company formerly known as Weight Watchers, introduced a “health coaching” app for kids called Kurbo. It’s obviously meant for weight loss, even though dieting isn’t appropriate for many kids, and can lead to disordered eating. Healthy approaches to managing kids’ weight should focus on building healthy eating and exercise habits, guidelines say,…
