Intuitive Eating Research: Is It Useful for Your Relationship with Food?
Intuitive eating, defined by Tribole and Resch in 1995, emphasizes eating to internal hunger and satiety cues. Tracy Tylka’s Acceptance Model of Intuitive Eating (AMIE) links body acceptance, body‑function appreciation, and self‑compassion to higher intuitive‑eating scores. A 2021 meta‑analysis by Linardon et al. found that higher intuitive‑eating correlates with lower binge‑purge symptoms, reduced body‑shape concerns, and greater psychological wellbeing, with men scoring higher than women. The study also highlighted the pivotal role of body acceptance by others, while noting a lack of prospective data.
Iodine Requirements During Pregnancy: Timing, Thyroid Hormones, and Fetal Brain Development
The article highlights that only about 20% of UK women know iodine needs rise during pregnancy, despite recommendations increasing from 150 µg to 200‑250 µg daily. Early‑gestation iodine deficiency is linked to measurable drops in child IQ and thyroid hormone deficits, while...
Appetite Regulation, Hunger & Satiety: Mechanisms and Implications for Weight Loss
The article outlines how appetite is governed by both homeostatic energy‑balance mechanisms and hedonic reward pathways, distinguishing hunger, satiation and satiety. It highlights research identifying low‑ and high‑satiety phenotypes, showing high‑satiety individuals lose roughly twice as much weight over 12...