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This podcast offers weekly conversations to support your recovery and healing journey from your eating disorder/disordered eating. Tune in every Monday to hear Marie-Pier (or Marie) an anti-diet Registered Dietitian, food relationship expert and the founder of The Balanced Practice talk about various topics relating to food, body and mind. You will also hear from the team at The Balanced Practice and other healthcare providers who are dedicated to the anti-diet and weight-inclusive approach. Our mission is to eradicate eating disorders and prove the power of healing. Let’s get to it!
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Wednesday Jun 07, 2023
The Truth About Sugar: Debunking Fear-Mongering and Focusing on Nutrition
Wednesday Jun 07, 2023
Wednesday Jun 07, 2023
In this episode of The Balanced Dietitian Podcast, we talk about SUGAR and the stress we experience around food due to societal norms and our attachment of worth to certain foods.
We challenge the concept of food/sugar addiction and review how to increase balance in our nutrition.
I believe in a balanced and consistent approach to nutrition that focuses on adding rather than restricting.
Here's whats covered in this episode:
[00:00:05] Welcome to Balanced Dietitian Podcast where science and psychology combine to empower individuals with a better relationship with food and body for a better life.
[00:03:31] Food can become tied to self-worth, leading to a hierarchical system with certain foods seen as "better" or "worse". Diet culture has now merged with wellness culture, with sugar demonized as the worst thing to consume.
[00:06:57] Dieters may attach more worth to certain foods due to deprivation, leading to heightened emotional response and dopamine release. Importance of considering psychology and morality in relation to food.
[00:11:19] Don't fear sugar, focus on health-promoting behaviors. View nutrition as addition, not restriction. Stress around food is worse than the food itself.
[00:15:14] Assess your relationship with sugar and understand nutritional needs, especially for those with sensitivities.
[00:18:49] Dopamine release not indicative of addiction; restriction triggers addiction behavior in rats.
[00:23:46] Intuitive eating balances thoughts, emotions, and intuition with food. Anti-diet doesn't mean it's a free for all with food. It's still important to strive for balance and understand how food impacts our bodies.
[00:24:44] Podcast host invites audience on instagram to share thoughts on sugar and debunk diet culture. Aims to promote a healthy relationship with food to improve lives.
Conclusion: You can eat sugar. Sugar is NOT bad. Balance OVER restriction Everyday!
Connect with Marie-Pier on Instagram: @The.Balanced.Dietitian
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