DEWHAED has been selected as one of Eating Disorder Hope's "Top 25 Eating Disorder Blogs of 2012." Check out the other 24 blogs here. I'm excited to be in such good company!
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Another Award!
DEWHAED has been selected as one of Eating Disorder Hope's "Top 25 Eating Disorder Blogs of 2012." Check out the other 24 blogs here. I'm excited to be in such good company!
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Help!
I'm giving a talk on eating disorder treatment in March, and I'd like to ask for your help. Two questions I want to address are:
1) What are the perceived benefits of seeing a therapist who specializes in eating disorders?
2) Do you have any feelings (or preferences) regarding the shape/size of your eating disorder therapist?
If you have any responses, please feel free to post as comments or email me privately. If I choose to use your response, I will, of course, remove any identifying information for the talk.
Thanks!
1) What are the perceived benefits of seeing a therapist who specializes in eating disorders?
2) Do you have any feelings (or preferences) regarding the shape/size of your eating disorder therapist?
If you have any responses, please feel free to post as comments or email me privately. If I choose to use your response, I will, of course, remove any identifying information for the talk.
Thanks!
Wednesday, January 09, 2013
The Times They Are a Changin'?
Happy New Year, DEWHAED readers!
And a happy new year it is. . . Several news pieces this year have already made me squeal with delight!
Have you heard that the percentage of Americans (women, in particular) who are on a diet has drastically declined in the last 20 years? The NPD Group, who conducted the study, report:
Then, of course, there was the recent JAMA publication, a meta-analytic research review (that means the results are powerful!) that found that overweight people have a lower risk of mortality than people of "normal" weight. The study even found that those who are low grade obese (BMI = 30-34.9) had equal rates of mortality as their "normal"-weight peers.
And, just last week, UCLA Sociologist, Dr. Abigail Saguy wrote a fabulous OP-ED for the LA Times. Saguy recently published the book, What's Wrong With Fat?, which I can't wait to get my hands on when it (hopefully) arrives in my mailbox this week. Take a peak here:
I was able to book Dr. Saguy to speak in March to a group of local eating-disorder professionals I chair, and I can't wait to hear her talk.
Hope your new year is off to a healthy and happy start. . . .
And a happy new year it is. . . Several news pieces this year have already made me squeal with delight!
Have you heard that the percentage of Americans (women, in particular) who are on a diet has drastically declined in the last 20 years? The NPD Group, who conducted the study, report:
Our data suggests that dieters are giving up on diets more quickly than in the past. In 2004, 66 percent of all dieters said they were on a diet for at least 6 months. In 2012, that number dropped to 62 percent. Perhaps people are not seeing results quickly enough. . . Americans still want to lose weight, but we are seeing a change in attitudes about being overweight.According to the NPD, from 1992-2012, the percentage of female dieters has dropped from 34% to 23%.
Then, of course, there was the recent JAMA publication, a meta-analytic research review (that means the results are powerful!) that found that overweight people have a lower risk of mortality than people of "normal" weight. The study even found that those who are low grade obese (BMI = 30-34.9) had equal rates of mortality as their "normal"-weight peers.
And, just last week, UCLA Sociologist, Dr. Abigail Saguy wrote a fabulous OP-ED for the LA Times. Saguy recently published the book, What's Wrong With Fat?, which I can't wait to get my hands on when it (hopefully) arrives in my mailbox this week. Take a peak here:
Hope your new year is off to a healthy and happy start. . . .
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