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Media playback is unsupported on your device Content on Instagram that encourages eating disorders is “spiralling out of control”, psychiatrists have warned. A BBC investigation found children swapping graphic images of weight loss and advice on how to make their illnesses more extreme. Dr Jon Goldin, of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, said “vulnerable” people […]
Note: This essay contains discussions and images that may be triggering for some readers. In support of the recent National Eating Disorders Awareness Week, I’m coming out about my history with disordered eating, which I’ve never publicly discussed before. I’d thought about sharing my story a few times in the past. Once I was asked […]
Conditions If you’re trying to lower blood sugar and stay healthy, make sure you aren’t committing these eating mistakes. You’re a breakfast skipper istock/ShotShare We always hear that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, but this may be particularly true for individuals with diabetes, says Alison Massey, RD, a registered dietitian and […]
At her worst point Zohra Allana was told she was “going to die”. The 25-year-old has diabulimia – when someone with type 1 diabetes deliberately doesn’t take their insulin to control their weight. “I look really awful, emaciated,” she tells Radio 1 Newsbeat, while swiping through holiday photos from last year. The condition isn’t medically […]
For Ernest Hemingway, it was oysters. For Nora Ephron, it was mashed potatoes. For countless recently dumped film and television characters, it’s ice cream. Humans have been eating our emotions for as long as we can remember. But that doesn’t make it a good idea. There’s a science behind emotional eating and comfort food ― […]
Kids Are Eating Healthier, But There's Still Room for Improvement – Health Top Navigation Close Explore Health Profile Menu Follow us Close Share options Close View image Kids Are Eating Healthier, But There's Still Room for Improvement this link is to an external site that may or may not meet accessibility guidelines. Let’s block ads! […]
Studies Reveal Even More Evidence That Too Much Red Meat Is Bad for You – Health Top Navigation Close Explore Health Profile Menu Follow us Close Share options Close View image Eating Too Many Burgers Could Make a Breast Cancer Diagnosis More Dangerous this link is to an external site that may or may not […]
My anorexia first surfaced when I was 11. In the decades since, I’ve struggled with the disease to different degrees, but one thing was relatively constant: I didn’t get a period. Because of my eating disorder, I’d been amenorrheic (meaning that you don’t menstruate) for almost all of my adult life, so pregnancy never seemed […]
Healthy Eating These foods come with more calories, more nutrients, and more health benefits. Deciding if a food is “worth eating” depends on a few factors Sasa Prudkov/Shutterstock What you eat should be based on personal health goals and taste preferences, not just how many calories there are in something. According to Malina Malkani, MS, RDN, […]
A Student Died in His Sleep After Eating Leftover Pasta—Here’s How – Health Top Navigation Close Explore Health Profile Menu Follow us Close Share options Close View image A Student Died in His Sleep After Eating Leftover Pasta—Here’s How this link is to an external site that may or may not meet accessibility guidelines. Let’s […]
Don’t forget breakfast iStock/gmvozd Even if you’re not a morning eater, try your hardest to eat a little something for breakfast; it can go a long way in keeping your healthy eating habits on track. “My clients who eat breakfast tend to have better control throughout the rest of the day than those who don’t,” […]
Healthy Eating These benefits might make you rethink your grocery choices. There are different levels of processing ASA studio/Shutterstock Simply picking a blueberry is technically “food processing,” says Malina Linkas Malkani, MS, RDN, CDN, media spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. “Food processing has been happening for thousands of years, and virtually everything […]
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A funny thing happens when you’re a dietitian. People get nervous about food when you’re around. When I say people, I’m not talking about my clients in one-on-one counseling sessions, where food is obviously a focus. I’m talking about encounters with friends, family, coworkers, acquaintances, and everyone else I’m not actually working with. Oftentimes I […]
If I offered you a superfood that would make you live longer, would you be interested? Naturally it reduces the chances of debilitating heart attacks and strokes as well as life-long diseases such as type-2 diabetes. And it helps keep your weight, blood pressure and cholesterol levels down. I should mention it’s cheap and widely […]