Session Description:
With the ever-increasing prevalence of dieting and disordered eating among woman and men, it is critical to determine how this is impacting body image, and contributing to the development of disordered eating and eating disorders. Current research on frequency of dieting will be presented and how dieting is associated with depression, low self-esteem, and disordered eating. The presentation will also address a non-diet approach as a solution for individuals that frequently are trapped in the diet dance. Examine the role of negative body image, dieting and disordered eating in our culture. Examine the past and current research on dieting and determine the truth about dieting. Discuss a non-diet approach, Intuitive Eating, that helps individuals break free of the dieting.
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