orthorexia

Orthorexia: The eating disorder hiding in plain sight

On the surface, Florence Gillet, 39, looks like a happy-go-lucky mother of two beautiful kids. Naturally slim and a champion of feminism and body positivity, you’d never guess that she’s lived though more than a decade of disordered eating that stemmed from something as simple as increasing her intake of fruit and vegetables. What she didn’t know back then, as a 25-year-old whose plan was to lose a few pounds to “look better” in her

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Eating disorders Dubai

Early support is key in eating disorders

Eating disorders (ED) impact about nine percent of the population worldwide, according to the National Association of Anorexia and Associated Eating Disorders. Dr Teizeem Dhanji is a consultant child and adolescent psychiatrist from the UK and join lead on Lighthouse Arabia’s ED service. She spoke to The Livehealthy Podcast as part of Eating Disorders Awareness Week (February 28 to March 6 2022). Not only has there been an increase in incidents throughout the pandemic, this is

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eating disorders

Eating disorders: ‘Twice as high as Western countries’ 

The number of people living with eating disorders is on the increase both in the UAE and worldwide, making World Eating Disorders Action Day (June 2) more important than ever.  One organization that’s working to raise awareness in the region, while supporting those living with a variety of eating disorders, is the Middle East Eating Disorders Association (MEEDA). The not-for-profit association was founded in Lebanon in 2009 by clinical psychologist Dr Jeremy Alford who wanted

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