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After breaking her leg, Katie Paulot, currently a master’s student at Michigan Public Health, reevaluates years of internalized fatphobia and disordered eating, highlighting the harms of weight stigma and advocating for holistic, inclusive well-being.
Michigan Public Health associate professor Kendrin Sonneville challenges traditional BMI-focused health metrics, revealing how weight stigma impacts mental health and advocating for a more inclusive approach to defining wellness across the weight spectrum.
While promoting healthy eating may be well-intentioned, messaging that incites fear of weight gain contributes to weight stigma and encourages negative psychological outcomes. During a pandemic, it is especially important to consider in all health care settings the implications of discussing food and bodies.
What is sleep and how is it related to our overall health? How much sleep do we need? When should the school day begin? As we approach daylight saving time 2020, nutritional sciences expert Erica Jansen talks about sleep, nutrition, mental health, and how to catch more ZZZs.
Between classes, studying, interacting with peers, engaging in student organizations, sleeping, and many other activities, it can be difficult for college students to make healthy eating choices and lead a balanced life. Focusing more on habits than on weight can help create a healthier lifestyle.
Studies show that shared family meals create health benefits for children and adolescents. The simple act of sharing a healthy meal together not only boosts mental and physical health but helps us create family memories that will stay with us for years.