Question: I bought Intuitive Eating about 18 months ago after dieting since age 10. I am now 33, and have also tried starving myself and have binged and purged since I was 15. Your book seemed like the answer to my prayers. I quit Weight Watchers in August 2010 after Read more
By Evelyn Tribole, MS, RD Unbelievable. Disturbing. The April issue of Vogue magazine prominently features a cover story about a mother who puts her 7-year old child on a weight loss diet, triggered by the pediatrician classifying her as obese. The mother acknowledges her own disordered eating issues, with 30 Read more
By Evelyn Tribole, MS, RD The National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) asked if I would contribute an article on the dangers of dieting (specifically, how dieting increases weight gain) as part of their outreach for National Eating Disorders Awareness week, which begins February 26, 2012. Of course, I said yes, Read more
My patients often express difficulty being around enthusiastic friends, who incessantly talk about their new weight loss diet. The friends are usually well meaning, with no intent to harm. Yet, this diet talk stirs up a bunch of mixed feelings, such as: Envy of the quick weight loss Fantasies of Read more
If dieting programs had to stand up to the same scrutiny as medications, they would never be allowed for public consumption. Imagine, for example, taking an asthma medication, which improves your breathing for a few weeks, but in the long run, causes your lungs and breathing to worsen. Or, imagine Read more