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Growers Fret Over New Apple That Won’t Brown
A small company is trying to bring to market a genetically engineered apple that doesn’t turn brown when sliced or bruised. But it has much of the rest of the apple industry seeing red, according to The New York Times.
Drought Expected to Drive Up Price of Dairy
The heat and drought ravaging much of the nation will soon be hitting America at the supermarket counter: Cheese and milk prices will rise first, and corn and meat probably aren’t far behind, reports USA Today. |
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In the September issue
Managing food allergies in schools
The facts about sweeteners
Overcoming barriers to consuming
whole grains
Nutrition’s role in sarcopenia prevention
Nutrigenetics: How genes and diet play
a role in disease risk |
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Ending Fat Talk
At one time or another, we’ve all been guilty of this: We look at ourselves in the mirror and frown. We believe our tummy, hips, and thighs are too fat, and we complain about this to our girlfriends and anyone else who’ll listen. It seems to be a habit we just can’t break, especially college-age women.
In this month’s E-News Exclusive, Today’s Dietitian addresses these negative conversations collegiate women have among themselves, referring to them as “fat talk.” Dietitians discuss the programs they’ve developed at various universities, strategies to promote positive body images among young women, and ways you can participate in their efforts.
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The Power of Negative Words
By Christin L. Seher, MS, RD, LD
Programs that change the way women talk about their bodies may have positive health effects.
“Does this shirt make me look fat?” Toni asked.
“Not as fat as these shorts make my legs look,” Brittany retorted. “Look at this!”
“I think your legs look fine,” Toni assured. “But this top is so tight around my stomach, I look like a whale.”
“If I could just lose 10 lbs,” Brittany sighed, “then maybe I’ll be able to fit into these shorts.”
Conversations like this are daily occurrences between friends and family members, and researchers around the world are increasingly scrutinizing these discussions.
Labeled as “fat talk,” dialogue during which body weight is discussed in ways that reinforce sociocultural perceptions of the ideal body, promote the desire to be thin, and contribute to body dissatisfaction, may seem harmless to the millions who engage in it. But new research shows that frequently participating in fat talk, which tends to be negative, can be damaging. A study published in February in the Journal of Applied Communication Research links fat talk to harmful health effects, such as body dissatisfaction and depression.1 Interestingly, it seems as though the action of engaging in fat talk, rather than simply hearing it, has the most negative effects,1 indicating that these conversations aren’t as harmless as they seem.
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