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With the recent announcement of Weight Watchers new family oriented wellness program, Annie, Jen and Lauren discuss the implications and impacts of this controversial move. Each with a different level of experience with the Weight Watchers program, our hosts have an important conversation on teens and dieting. The following topics are discussed:
- What Weight Watchers stands to gain through their “early intervention” tactics from a financial perspective
- Weight Watchers and their history of working with children
- Why some parents choose Weight Watchers for their children (a non-judgemental exploration of topics of concern for parents that lead them there.)
- Obesity rates in teens and things we should look at instead (based on 2016 statistics)
- How early children are affected by diet culture
- The prevalence and normalization of disordered eating patterns among teens
- The relationship between teen dieting and eating disorders
- Preconceptions about what eating disorders look like and their impacts
- The role of weekly weigh-ins in a binge restrict pattern
- Child development, self-esteem and dieting
- The Minnesota Starvation Experiment and the pendulum of forbidden foods
- How children’s weight responds to food restrictions
- Why diets don’t work
- Passing down our narratives and body image issues: taking charge of the legacy of diet culture in our family
- Mom-shaming and fat-shaming and how they impact the nutrition choices we make for our families
- Age appropriate nutrition information and the role of instructor weight biases and body image
- The role of influencers in the diet industry
- Mortality rates in eating disorders
- What resources are available to parents who are concerned about weight issues
- What we feed our kids vs how we feed our kids – which is more important?
- Skyrocketing obesity rates: hysteria or real life?
- The HHHM business model and how it differs from diet programs
- Upcoming additions to the Balance365 program
Mentioned:
- Stats related to dieting and eating disorders in children
- What is the Solution to Obesity? – James Fell
- Your Child’s Weight: Helping Without Harming – Ellyn Satter Institute
- The Idiotic Musings of Patrick Luciani on “Fat Taxes” and Obesity – Dr. Yoni Freedhoff of Weighty Matters
- Two Sisters, Two Bodies: Growing Up Together in a Body Obsessed World
- How Your Body Image Impacts Your Children with Hillary McBride
- What a 70-Year-Old Starvation Experiment Taught Us About Dieting
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Thanks for addressing the topic. I appreciate that the HHHM fb group is intended to address women/moms and our relationships with food/exercise/health, but I also seek out this same guidance when trying to do what’s best for my family. It seems like there is sufficient evidence on what NOT to do, but little guidance focused on what TO do. My 4 year old daughter is obese and we have seen many doctors concerning her weight, including gastroenterology and endocrinology. As parents, we only want to do what’s right for our children, but when the medical professionals don’t offer the best course of “treatment”, I’m left scratching my head. I look forward to reading more about your family-based approach to healthy living.
Hey Debra! Thanks for the comment and we’re thrilled you liked the episode. Next week’s episode is all about feeding guidelines for your family. We can’t wait to share it with you. xoxo