An eating disorder is a serious mental health condition contributed to both by environmental and genetic factors. It effects around 4% of the population and symptoms among Australians are on the rise. Eating disorders include: Anorexia Nervosa Bulimia Nervosa Binge eating disorder Avoidant restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) Other specified feeding or eating disorders (OSFED) …
Written by Pascale Flematti APD Dieting is often promoted as a means to health and happiness. However, the science tells us that dieting can actually be more like a wolf in sheep’s clothing (think: “wellness culture”). The reality of dieting is it often leads us into a vicious cycle that can be hard to break. …
Weight stigma refers to the discrimination towards individuals due to their body shape and size. Weight stigma is rife in the health care system, with health care professionals attached to outdated beliefs that weight is an indicator of health. Often we will be weighed in a GP office before (if ever) we are asked whether …
