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A focus on wellness, not the scale
Breanne Wilhite, MPH ’19, wants to promote healthy lifestyle interventions in children that are mindful of weight stigma and don’t exacerbate eating disorder behaviors.
Celebrity feud puts spotlight on the dangers of dietary supplements
A celebrity feud on social media has been raising awareness about the health dangers of dietary supplements, bringing far more attention to the problem than has decades of data, according to S. Bryn Austin, an expert in eating…
Student recognized for body image and eating disorder advocacy
Alvin Tran, SD ’18, won a SPARK Boston Impact award in the Activism and Advocacy category.
‘Great leaps’ needed in research on prevention of eating disorders
May 4, 2018 – Fashion ads featuring stick-thin models, weight limits for athletic participation, the promotion of diet pills and cosmetic surgery, giant portion sizes at restaurants—these are just a few of the factors that contribute to eating…
The importance of tracking eating disorders
Around 30 million Americans will be affected by an eating disorder in their lifetime, but these psychiatric disorders are not regularly tracked by the CDC.
A call for the CDC to track eating disorders
A coalition led by Harvard’s Strategic Training Initiative for the Prevention of Eating Disorders (STRIPED) is asking the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) to monitor eating disorders as a part of national disease surveillance efforts.
Models report agency pressure to lose weight
Sixty-two percent of models have been told by their agencies to lose weight, according to a new study.
Taking aim at ‘plus’ size clothing for children
Stores and manufacturers who sell children’s clothing labeled as “plus,” “husky,” or even “slim” size may be contributing to discrimination and shaming of overweight or even thin or small youngsters, a Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health…
This Week in Health: Antibiotic resistance, eating disorders, kidney stones and roller coasters
In this week’s episode: The "fundamental threat" of antibiotic resistance, why anti-obesity efforts may backfire in some cases, and scientists identify a dizzying treatment for kidney stones.
This Week in Health: Making the modeling industry safer
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