In the U.S., 80% of girls have been on a diet before they turn 10. (source) Take a few minutes and watch this TED Talk by neuroscientist Sandra Aamodt. According to Aamodt: Several long-term studies have shown that girls who diet in their early teen years are three...
Research is revealing that more and more women are falling prey to eating disorders later in life. These may be relapses of eating disorders from years gone by, or they may be unique to midlife issues. Nevertheless, this ‘significant minority’ is growing, and the...
Before you do anything else, take a minute and read this letter from a daughter to her mom about what happens to a girl when Mom calls herself fat and ugly. Heartbreaking, right? Perhaps you can relate. It’s not unusual for a little girl to think her mom is the most...
As a woman, I understand the daily struggle. Eat this, don’t eat that. What to eat, how much to eat. What to wear. Is my belly too squishy? Are my boobs too small? Is my butt too big? Am I getting wrinkles? There’s no way I’ll be caught dead in a swimsuit this year....
Last year, Glamour magazine teamed up with the Alliance for Eating Disorders Awareness, a South Florida group dedicated to education and advocacy, to test the responses of a number of primary care physicians to patients who shared and exhibited the symptoms of eating...
Thinking of going on a diet? If so, you’re not alone. Losing weight was the #1 New Year’s Resolution for 2014, and “staying fit and healthy” was #5. What are your motivations for going on a diet: Do you feel bad about your body? Are you hoping a...
