Conditions such as anorexia, bulimia, and binge-eating are "bio-psychosocial disorders" - meaning that the root cause involves a complex array of genetic, behavioral, and social factors.
What to eat? Many of us suffer from “food anxiety”—worries about what to eat and what not to eat in an environment of contaminated food and conflicting dietary guidelines. Michael Pollan describes the food choice dilemma in his book The Omnivore’s Dilemma.
Content Warning: This article talks about the stigma of obesity and presents some of the research on negative effects of discrimination. Some of this article discuses body-shaming.
Who do you think lives longer: people with “normal” weight or those whose weight falls in the “overweight” category? The answer may surprise you. Research has shown that those in the overweight category actually live longer!
