Eating Disorders
CategoryEat Your Peas, Sweetie: Picky or Avoidant?
How many times in your life has your mother said, “Eat your peas, sweetie?” Do you remember that ungodly pile of green spheres just protru..
Elephant in the Room: There Are More Than Three
You are sitting in a room filled with people. Your next door neighbor Kevin, best friend Melissa, and your cousins from down South even de..
Transgenderexia: One and the Same?
This past August President Paul Monagle of the conservative lobby group known as The Australian Family Association sent an e-mail to its m..
A Victim of Anorexia: How to Tell
As outlined by DSM-5 guidelines, anorexia nervosa includes restrictive energy intake even lower than daily requirements, extreme fear of g..
The Ethics of Tammy Jung: When Food and Sex Combine
In a time where adult babies, foot worship, cross-dressing, and BDSM are common in the world of fetishism, the spectrum of eroticism conti..
“They Are Just Overeaters”
Based on CDC-uncovered statistics, obesity torments 116 million people every day in the U.S. alone (“Obesity,” 2016). Obesity is not a sta..
Obesity: Mental Disorder or Not?
Obesity refers to an excess of body fat that results from the long-term surplus of energy intake relative to energy expenditure (Galgani, ..
Mass Media: Adding Fuel to the Fire
By Joseph Jacob
In previous blog posts, we’ve touched upon the media’s shrinking definition of beauty. This is something that we are more t..
Obesity: The Increasing Stigma
By Joseph Jacob
Imagine being judged and defined by the way you look. Imagine being discriminated against or ostracized based on characteri..
Diabulimia: Sugar Overload
A diagnosis of type 1 diabetes at the age of thirteen could be a lot for most to handle. Keeping a handle on diabetic symptoms..