Body Image & Our Relationship With Food

Metalcore & Muscle

In this episode, Evan dives deeper into research regarding body image and our relationship with food. You will learn signs of a positive and negative relationship with food, in addition to factors contributing to a poor relationship with food. Evan provides some action items and key take-aways that you can implement right away. Lastly, Evan shares his pick for song of the week. References to all research will be included below.
References:
•Alexander, B. (2016). Ideal to Real: What the ‘perfect’ body really looks like for men and women. Retrieved from https://www.today.com/health/ideal-real-what-perfect-body-really-looks-men-women-t83731

•Davidson, K. (2020). How Can I Improve my Relationship with Food? Retrieved from https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/fixing-a- bad-relationship-with-food

•Hefner, V., Woodward, K., Figge, L., Bevan, J., Santora, N., & Baloch, S. (2014). The influence of television and film viewing on midlife women’s body image, disordered eating, and food choice. Media Psychology, 17:2, 185-207. DOI: 10.1080/15213269.2013.838903

•Jiosta, B., Naccache, B., Duval, M., Rocher, B., & Grall-Bronnec, M. (2021). Social Media Use and Body Image Disorders: Association between Frequency of Comparing One’s Own Physical Appearance to That of People Being Followed on Social Media and Body Dissatisfaction and Drive for Thinness. Int J Environ Res Public Health, 18(6), 2880. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18062880.

•Lauren Muhlheim, P.D. (2020). What to know about male eating disorders. Verywell Mind. https://www.verywellmind.com/male- eating-disorders-4140606.

•Pila, E., Mond, J. M., Griffiths, S., Mitchison, D., & Murray, S.B. (2017). A thematic content analysis of #cheatmeal images on social media: Characterizing an emerging dietary trend. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 50(6), 698-706. https://doi- org.excelsior.sdstate.edu/10.1002/eat.22671

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