This week, Monica Seles’ well-regarded memoir about her struggles with food—“Getting a Grip: On My Body, My Mind, My Self” (Avery, 2009)—comes out in paperback.
For any of you who’ve worried about how your body looks, or felt like your eating (or not eating) was mixed up with your emotions, Seles’ book might be worth a [...]
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Getting a Grip on Eating: From Monica Seles and Others
April 8th, 2010 by Karen Feldscher · No Comments · Healthy Eating, Obesity Prevention, Teen Health, healthcare
Tags: binge eating·body image·emotional eating·food·nutrition
Fighting Obesity at Local Level: Recovery Act at Work
March 24th, 2010 by Cindy Atoji · 1 Comment · Current Events, Healthy Eating, Obesity Prevention
Just last month, Michelle Obama’s campaign to end childhood obesity promised to get kids moving and revamp school lunches – an effort that involves family and community. Now, the grassroots-level obesity push continues with Communities Putting Prevention to Work: as part of the recovery act, 44 states, including here in Massachusetts, were awarded funds for obesity [...]
Tags: childhood obesity·exercise·junk food·nutrition·obesity·prevention·smoke free·tobacco
