The book ‘Intuitive Fasting’ promises weight loss while eating intuitively.
But that’s a fallacy that co-opts intuitive eating principles.
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It would be wrong to call it a fad, though.
Evelyn Tribole, RDN, is the co-author of “Intuitive Eating” and a certified eating disorder registered dietitian.
Its not another diet, itstheanti-diet.
(It was published by her imprint, Goop Press.)
Yet experts are quick to point out that fasting is anything but intuitive.
Calling fasting intuitive doesnt make any sense.
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But other cases of intuitive eating language being misused are more subtle.
One of the most common examples of this is the co-opting of mindful eating.
Take thebanana testfromBlogilatesfounder Cassey Ho.
Or does only a [burger] or [cookie] sound good?
Evelyn Tribole, RDN, is the co-author of “Intuitive Eating” and a certified eating disorder registered dietitian.
If you chose [burger] or [cookie], youre not actually hungry.
If you chose [banana], go eat!
Health exists on a gradient, she adds.
We dont need to eat pristinely to be healthy.
It means that you dont ever need to second-guess whether youre hungry enough to warrant eating.
Its not the hunger-and-fullness diet, says Tribole, who sees intuitive eating misrepresented this way all the time.
These strategies are also not meant to control your weight or food intake.
Its misappropriating our work and using it in a way that was never intended, Tribole says.
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Yet Tribole and other anti-diet experts argue that the science backing up restrictive eating patterns is scant.
Was the study in rats?
How long was it?
Did researchers measure for unintended consequences?
Start by reading theIntuitive Eatingbook, which is now in its fourth edition and filled with up-to-date information.
(There are over 1,300 Certified Intuitive Eating Counselors, most listed inthis directory).
Realistically, theres no surefire way to stop diet programs and wellness influencers from co-opting intuitive eating language.
The best you could do is learn to spot fake intuitive eating and tune it out.
These things are inherentlynotintuitive, and should never be framed as such.
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