Obesity vs. Eating Disorders

Posted by Lori Henry Nov 3, 2006

In this way, they feel that it will help address the problem which has plagued, in particular, low income neighbourhoods.

Lenore Skenazy thinks the idea is a sham, as caloric info has been on food labels for 30 years. But adding it to menus won’t help with obesity, but might push people the other way: "As if this will do any good, other than budding anorexics."

Dr. Harry Brandt, the former director of the eating disorders program at the National Institutes of Health, agrees: "The more people calculate and fret, the weirder their eating habits become. Some binge, some starve."

I don’t think that be putting more focus on food, we will be helping people to live healthier lives. On the contrary, it could possibly encourage them to obsess about what they’re eating and lead to disordered eating.