The No Need to Diet Book by Turner, Pixie -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover About the Author Also by Pixie Turner Title Page Copyright Contents Dedication 1. NOURISHING THE NUTRITION NARRATIVE

Why do we get so hung up about food? A brief history of diets Food is identity is religion The power of pseudoscience Diet culture lies to us about health

References

2. WEIGHT AND HEALTH

1) Excess weight causes disease and early death. 2) Weight loss is required for better health and is the best treatment option. 3) Focusing on weight and weight loss is not harmful. It’s not all doom and gloom: enter the weight-inclusive approach Conclusion

Quiz: Check your weight bias

3. EMOTIONAL EATING

Stress

A note on hormones

Loneliness

Nostalgic foods Indulgence foods Convenience foods Physical comfort foods

Anger Boredom Happiness

Quiz: How is your emotional eating?

4. CLEANING UP THE LANGUAGE OF FOOD

Clean eating Real food Detox/cleanse Cheat meal Guilt-free Empty calories Good/healthy, bad/unhealthy Junk food Earn your food Fat-burning

Healthy language, healthy mindset, healthy life

5. ORTHOREXIA

Case studies Orthorexia and anorexia Causes

Feeling out of control Societal ideals of beauty and health Low self-esteem Perfectionism Misinformation and fearmongering combined with health scares Dieting

Treatment

Re-education on nutrition Food challenges Social media ‘cleanse’ Improving body image and encouraging self-acceptance

Quiz: Do you have orthorexic tendencies?

6. FEARMONGERING FOOD

Processed food Natural vs artificial Only eat foods you can pronounce Nostalgia - don’t eat the way your grandparents did Toxicity discourse and sugar The nocebo effect Food and cancer scares Carbphobia Sugar, sugar, sugar

Fearmongering Quiz

7. SOCIAL MEDIA, MEDIA AND NETFLIX

Social media

Depression and anxiety Eating issues and social media Self-esteem and social comparison The positives

Mass mainstream media

The positives

Misinformation and the rise of Netflix Conclusion

Quiz: Do you have social media anxiety disorder? Quiz: How does the media affect your body image?

8. EXERCISE, FITSPO AND BODY IMAGE

Fitspo Benefits of exercise Mental health Overexercise The positives of fitspo Conclusion

Quiz: Test your relationship with exercise Quiz: How do you feel about your body?

9. HEALTH BEYOND NUTRITION

Sleep

Quiz: Are you sleep-deprived?

Stress

Distraction Pets Exercise Cognitive training

Social factors Healthcare/medical care Socio-economic factors

Education Employment Housing Surroundings Money/income

Let’s relate this back to weight

10. WHAT REALLY IS HEALTHY?

Health gain, not weight loss Emotional eating

Identify your triggers Satisfy your needs

Mindful eating Positive food language Orthorexia Fearmongering

How to protect yourself against fearmongering tactics

Social media Media Healthy movement Body image The bigger picture

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Quizzes

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS INDEX About Anima

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