Intuitive Eating Flashcards
diet culture
societal belief that thinness equals health
diet culture aspects
emphasis on weight loss, body shaming and stigma, unrealistic standards, fad diets and quick fixes
diet culture: body image
promotes unrealistic beauty standards, leads to dissatisfaction with body size and shape, promotes critical and negative self view
diet culture: eating habits
promotes restrictive eating patterns and disordered eating behaviors, increased anxiety around food choices, can promote unhealthy relationship with food
examples of diet culture
- exercising to “burn off” a specific number of calories or to “earn a treat”
- limiting or avoiding specific food groups
- feeling guilt or shame for eating
- envy of others for their weight or perceived self control
- engaging in fat shaming behaviors
impacts of diet culture
- mental health
- disordered eating
- physical health impacts
mental health
anxiety, low self-esteem
disordered eating
skipping means, hyper-fixation on intake, low self-esteem
physical health impacts
nutrient deficiency, metabolic issues
how do we challenge diet culture
intuitive eating, health at every size, media literacy
the history of intuitive eating
developed by registered dietitians Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resch in 1995 and has grown in popularity over the last decade
purpose of intuitive eating
combat the negative effects of dieting and promotion of a self regulating approach to eating
principles of intuitive eating
10 principles
principle 1
reject the diet mentality
principle 2
honor your hunger
principle 3
make peace with food
principle 4
challenge the food police
principle 5
feel your fullness
principle 6
discover the satisfaction factor