2 Comments

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   Nicole Napientek on August 3, 2018 at 2:14 pm

   I am a registered dietitian and would like to share some information that was missing from this episode. After listening to this episode, I was left with the impression that anyone that is overweight has an eating problem. That is not the case, some people have totally normal eating behaviors and their healthy weight is in the “overweight” category. Some thin people have very disordered eating. Another key aspect of this topic that was left out is that in order to recover from disordered eating behaviors, it is necessary for someone to become calm, orderly and reliable in their eating. Another impression I got from this interview is that people with disordered eating would benefit from eating avoiding certain foods, when really the problems are that they may not feel positive about eating and enjoying food, they may lack eating a variety of foods, they may lack awareness of hunger and fullness, and they also may not feed themselves regularly, which often leads to a binge. It’s not about taking away “addictive” foods or avoiding processed foods. It’s about building someone’s confidence in themselves to learn how to eat and feel good about whatever their weight settles at with with calm and orderly eating.

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   Van Nuys on August 3, 2018 at 2:58 pm

   Thanks for this comment, Nicole. I agree with what you have to say and I’m pretty sure Julie would, as well. I’m sorry you were left with the impression that you registered here. I don’t hear anything in the interview that’s incompatible with what you are saying.