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Intuitive eating (I.E.)
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has gotten a lot of media (and social media!)
as a method for healing from disordered eating seems poised to continue.
And with increased attention often comes increased misconceptions.
As a registered dietitian who uses I.E.
But when we talk about I.E.
you’ve got the option to read more about the 10 principles of intuitive eatinghere.
MYTH: Intuitive eating means only eating cake and cheeseburgers for the rest of your life.
But the reverse can also be true, and its something Ive seen with many of my clients.
MYTH: Intuitive eating can be defined as only eating when youre hungry and stopping the moment youre full.
seeks to help people break away from.
The main takeaway here, though, is that I.E.
MYTH: Intuitive eating is a weight loss diet.
This is often part of the process of finding peace with food and your body.
MYTH Intuitive eating isnt possible for/is dangerous to people with eating disorders.
No provider who truly understands eating disorders would recommend that.
But remember, honoring hunger and fullness are only two of the 10 principles of intuitive eating.
recovery, as do many other R.D.s and providers.
People can use elements of intuitive eating at every single stage of eating-disorder recovery, Gaudiani says.
In 2010, researchers set out to look at associations of I.E.
with mental health outcomes and disordered eating behaviors.
Thestudythey conducted followed 1,500 participants from adolescence into young adulthood, over the course of eight years.
in adolescence as well as greater increases in I.E.
They concluded that I.E.
is about eating everything you crave all the time.
Naturally, when people hear I.E.
Not only is I.E.
For example, if someone has diabetes, an I.E.
In short, I.E.
can help people feel more autonomy within the guidelines theyre following for MNT.
Not only is I.E.
Ive found in my practice that using intuitive eating to help clients with G.I.
disorders manage their conditions can also help them create a more peaceful and less disordered relationship with food.
For this reason I, and many other R.D.s who practice I.E., believe that incorporating I.E.
into MNT can only benefit patients.
MYTH: Intuitive eating is only for economically privileged people.
Thats actually turning I.E.
into yet another diet (the only-eat-the-exact-thing-youre-craving-at-the-exact-moment-youre-craving-it diet), and its alsoreallyunaffordable and inaccessible for most people.
In reality, I.E.
has never been about checking every single principle off the list.
Its a practice and a mindset, not a static state of being.
