Although there is a common misconception that only women experience eating disorders, people of all genders can be affected. As these disorders intimately affect the development of one’s identity and self-esteem, peopl...
The more research is done on eating disorders, the clearer it becomes that these deadly mental health conditions do not discriminate. Even so, the false perception that women predominantly experience eating disorders is based on some truth, as women do tend to have a higher incidence of ...
Transgender individuals experience limited access to healthcare. This results not least from experiences of discrimination to which they are exposed in the health system. These contribute to transgender individuals having poorer health than cis individua
When it comes to eating disorders, films have a hard time translating them to the screen. Hollywood has a history of making eating disorders a rich, white woman problem, often forgetting that eating disorders do not discriminate. On top of that, films tend to focus on anorexia nervosa and ...
Moreover, the (biological) gender ratio was shifted towards women. However, we believe that these limitations do not mean that the results cannot be significant. We succeeded in investigating a very broad field of realities in the life of German transgender individuals. Moreover, despite their ...
JonDoe referenced the post above where Betsy mentioned her daughter “tending towards the heavier side” but he seems to have glossed over her point that her children all eat the same diet, yet only one carries more weight. If it was a simple matter of eating fewer calories or healthier ...
The purpose of this paper is to understand and criticize the role of social media in the development and/or encouragement of eating disorders, disordered eating, and body dissatisfaction in college-aged women. College women are exceptionally vulnerable to the impact that social media can have on ...
I have two thoughts about this. The first thing is, this is the first time in history that the survival of the family depends on the happiness of the couple. If the couple doesn't nurture itself, there...
Have you ever experienced cramps without period? For most women, cramps are the most common symptom before a menstrual period occurs, and it often tells a woman that her period is coming. However, when you experience cramps yet no period comes, it can be quite baffling, if not annoying. ...
Using Eating to Cope with Anxiety Enter overeating. Often without realizing it, individuals can fall into a habit of eating when they feel worried, anxious, nervous, or stressed. On a purely rational level, this may not make sense – what does eating have to do with re...