Most would agree that the doctor’s office is no place for discrimination. Why, then, do we accept it in relation to body weight, size, and shape? Weight stigma is more [...]
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In this series, Eating Disorder Hope Founder, Jacquelyn Ekern, interviews Chase Banister of the Eating Disorders Coalition to discuss the work they have been doing. In this final excerpt from [...]
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In this series, Eating Disorder Hope Founder, Jacquelyn Ekern, interviews Chase Banister of the Eating Disorders Coalition to discuss the work they have been doing. For Part 3 of this [...]
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In this series, Eating Disorder Hope Founder, Jacquelyn Ekern, interviews Chase Banister of the Eating Disorders Coalition to discuss the work they have been doing. In Part 2 of this [...]
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Contributed By: Sarah Lavanier, PsyD, CEDS, Clinical Director of Eating Disorder Services of Lindner Center of HOPE Being a parent can be one of the most rewarding jobs there is, [...]
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Contributor: Jessica Setnick, MS, RD, CEDRD – Founder of the International Federation of Eating Disorder Dietitians This week for the first time, a dollar amount was assigned to the economic [...]
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NEDA Week is upon us, which likely has many of you saying – what is NEDA Week? For those in the eating disorder and Health At Every Size community, NEDA [...]
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Is Body Mass Index (BMI) an accurate way to measure whether you are at a healthy weight? It has been the standard of measurement for healthy weight for a number of [...]
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Weight stigma is a negative belief or judgment about another person or self, based on weight, shape, and size. In studies looking at weight stigma in the general population from [...]
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Mass media publications and advertisements have long portrayed unrealistic and unattainable body types. This tendency has worsened over time, as the women in magazines continue to become less representative of [...]
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