Prepare for a stress-free Labor Day weekend in eating disorder recovery with these helpful tips. Navigate social gatherings, food concerns, and body image issues with confidence and enjoy the end of the summer festivities.
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Discover why yo-yo dieting is harmful & how to break the cycle. Learn about its dangers, potential consequences, & how to protect against it.
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Diet culture is a system of beliefs and socially-accepted behaviors that prioritize body weight and size over health and well-being. Diet culture has become increasingly prevalent in our society and often leads to body image concerns, disordered eating behaviors, or even eating disorders. Although it can be challenging, staying away from diet talk can be beneficial to one’s mental and physical health, particularly for those in eating disorder recovery.
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The human body is a powerful tool for movement, experience, and self-understanding. While the body enables us to explore our passions, navigate the world, and sense our surroundings, for many, it can also be a source of shame, anxiety, and low self-esteem. The way in which we think, feel, and experience our bodies is largely dependent on our body image.
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Body image is defined as one’s mental perception of oneself, which may or may not be associated with actual physical appearance. Negative body image, or body dissatisfaction, often occurs as a result of a distorted self-perception and is typically associated with feelings of shame, self-consciousness, anxiety, depression, and low self-esteem. Body dissatisfaction can have a significant impact on a person's overall health and wellbeing, and is a leading contributor in the development of eating disorders.
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Body image is a complex construct that is very personal to each individual. Understanding what body image means, how it manifests, and the factors that influence body image within our society allow us to build healthier, more accepting relationships with our body. A healthy body image can be a key source of prevention against the development of disordered eating or an eating disorder.
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There is no denying we live in a thin-obsessed, fat-phobic society. Individuals feel constant pressure to manage their body size, and the diet industry thrives off of the idea that individuals can change their body weight or size with the right diet and enough willpower. It is easy to fall into the trap of thinking we can manipulate weight when we live in a society that praises thinness and condemns fat. Despite society’s beliefs, weight is tightly controlled and regulated by the body. This is known as set point.
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In our culture, individuals are judged and discriminated against for their weight and body size. Individuals in larger bodies are often deemed unhealthy and lazy, while those in smaller bodies are idolized and considered healthy. This misconception is not only unfounded, but it is also tremendously damaging. Health at Every Size (HAES) is an approach that challenges this misconception and promotes respect for the diversity of body shapes and sizes.
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The relationship between social media and body image is complex and ever-changing. For this reason, body image as it relates to social media use has become a hot topic among researchers. Recent studies have revealed that social media has a negative effect on one’s perception of their body image.
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Body image is defined as one’s mental perception of oneself, which may or may not be associated with actual physical appearance. Body image is influenced by a number of factors ranging from the attitudes of one's parents and peers, early body experiences, unrealistic beauty ideals from social media, and many other factors. Poor or negative body image can have a strong impact on a person's overall health and wellbeing.
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The human body is powerful: it processes energy, facilitates movement, and allows us to do the things that interest us. But the body is also something much more than a tool that allows us to live our lives. The body can be a source of self-understanding, complex emotions, and unique physical experiences — factors that tend to be impacted by body image.
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