Information and friendly, helpful chat about emotional eating, the use of food to control mood, obesity and overweight with a view to helping people modify behaviour for lifelong health and wellbeing.
Sunday, September 30, 2012
Weight Stigma Awareness Week Day 5
Today we ask you to host a "YOU"day.
Celebrate
your relationships and experiences.
Celebrate
who you are and what you have to offer.
Celebrate
the steps forward you've made by recognizing, expressing,reclaiming, and recomitting to make a difference and bringing an end to weight stigma.
WEIGHT STIGMA AWARENESS WEEK FACTS
Did you know?
The health consequences of weight stigma are dire. The result is maladaptive eating behaviors and food as a coping mechanisms, such as
binge eating
unhealthy weight control practices
increased intake of food
Haines, et al., 2006; Neumark-Sztainer et al., 2002; Puhl & Brownell, 2006, Puhl et al., 2007; Puhl &Luedicke, 2011
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