Body image: What is it and what affects it?
The effect of social media trends on body image is a hot topic right now. As a nutrition and dietetics student who spends more time on social media than I like to admit, it's a topic I think about alm...
Body image
(Physically) distance yourself from diet culture
Every day, I’m reminded that diet culture is powerful and widespread. Diet culture plays on the fear and worry in today’s world. Now, on top of being afraid of COVID-19, we’re prompted to fear, ...
Promoting a positive body image for students
In honour of the recent Provincial Eating Disorders Week, registered dietitian Rilla Reardon shared some great tips for promoting positive body image in youth. Building a positive body image helps you...
Time to take a second look in the mirror at our body image
When we turn on the TV or run through our social media feed, we are bombarded with images of thin, fit, photo-shopped, “perfect” people. But is this the norm? And is this healthy? In a recent st...
Recipe for your best beach body
What’s your favourite childhood memory of summer? There’s a good chance that a beach or lake is part of that memory: Lazy days of swimming, building sandcastles, floating in a tube, or lounging...
Mirror, mirror on the wall: Body image impacts mental health
This post was co-authored by Marianne Bloudoff (population health dietitian), Sandi DeWolf (Eating Disorders Clinic), and Marta Torok (Eating Disorders Clinic). It originally appeared in the spring is...
