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Hangry Thoughts Abbey Roberts, MS, RD
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Why the fork is nutrition, body image, and mental health so complicated?! If you're anything like me, you may be feeling hangry with all the conflicting information on the internet. Everyone seems to have a different take on what the "best" diet, workout plan, or path to self-love is. This pod aims to cut through all the BS and give you the real answers to health and wellness. I'm your host, Abbey Roberts, registered dietitian, intuitive eating counselor, exercise physiologist, and fellow anxious/ ADHD gal. It's time to start feeling better in your body and enjoying food without guilt, for real this time. If you're looking for more, be sure to follow me on social media https://www.instagram.com/fork.diet.culture/ and my website https://www.abbeyroberts-rd.com
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36: Does Weight Really Affect Health?
Two common questions we receive are: "Does my weight affect health?" and "Is fat bad?". In today's episode, Abbey brings in the research to answer these questions. And, as always, brings in a wee bit of humor and poor singing.
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Mention: Episode 04: BMI Is Bizarre and Icky.
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35: Summertime & Body Image
It's no secret that body image during the summer months is difficult. More revealing clothing, urges to diet, pressure to lose weight for vacation, taking more pictures, and more can all feel stressful. In today's episode, Abbey expands on how to feel more comfortable with getting your photo taken and how to improve body image during summer. She shares actionable tips, reframes, challenges, and non-judgmental questions to ask yourself. Abbey also touches on the feelings of missing out/ grief when you recognize diet culture for what it is and decide to step away from diets.
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34: "I hate photos of myself"
In today's episode, Abbey covers many topics while her cat Ralph meows in the background (what's new?). Abbey shares something that's been on her mind recently - the frustrations that come with chronic pain and the feeling of "my body is failing me". Summer is approaching and with that comes more photographs, social events, vacations, and different clothing. Abbey shares tips to feel better with photos of yourself and 3 body image tips for summer.
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33: Size Acceptance as a Grief Process
Part of breaking free of dieting and moving towards body acceptance is grieving what you’re leaving behind. Even if you embrace size acceptance, it’s common to still have negative feelings about your own body. You may know that diets don't work, and yet still feel the desire to diet. In today's episode, Abbey talks about size acceptance as a grief process. This is the grief you may experience when you realize diet culture has been selling lies and that you are essentially giving up the fantasy of having an "ideal" body, as well as the life you imagined with it. Abbey shares what happens in and recommendations to cope with each stage of grief.
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32: TikTok's Favorite Hormone, Cortisol
Social media's favorite hormone to "balance", "eliminate", and "regulate" is cortisol. The internet has become saturated with "cortisol lowering protocols", special drink concoctions like the Sleepy Girl Mocktail, and recommending pilates as your main form of movement. In today's episode, Abbey addresses the topic of cortisol. What is cortisol? Can you naturally lower it? How can you measure cortisol? Do diets impact cortisol levels?
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Real-World Intake of Dietary Sugars Is Associated with Reduced Cortisol Reactivity Following an Acute Physiological Stressor
Omega-3 Supplementation and Stress Reactivity of Cellular Aging Biomarkers
Low Calorie Dieting Increases Cortisol
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31: Weight Stigma's Impact on Mental Health
Is fatness really as bad as society makes it seem? Are a "good" diet and exercise really the *only* ways you can achieve health? In today's episode, Abbey digs into weight stigma, fatphobia, and the common health recommendations that fat people receive at the doctor's office. Abbey shares some of the research on the ways weight-based discrimination and fat stigma largely affect mental health.
TW: discussions of weight stigma, fatphobia, and use of "O" words (ob*se, overwe*ght).
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Sources:
Obesity Stigma: Important Considerations for Public Health, Puhl and Heuer (2010)
Investigating the Relationship between weight-related self-stigma and mental health for overweight/obese children in Hong Kong, Chang (2019)
Weight Bias Internalization and Health, Pearl and Puhl (2018)
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Abbey helped me heal my relationship with food and disordered eating. I could never thank her enough. This podcast is a MUST LISTEN TO