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On reflection, this may be old news or even self-evident to some, but it was a revelation to me. I ran across an article which reported a study (peer reviewed) which indicated that obesity (or the tendency to turn to food for comfort) was sometimes caused by childhood abuse, physical and/or emotional. (One might assume, sexual as well, which I guess would be physical).
If you search on "obesity childhood trauma," lots of studies come up. Interesting perspective.
On reflection, this may be old news or even self-evident to some, but it was a revelation to me. I ran across an article which reported a study (peer reviewed) which indicated that obesity (or the tendency to turn to food for comfort) was sometimes caused by childhood abuse, physical and/or emotional. (One might assume, sexual as well, which I guess would be physical).
If you search on "obesity childhood trauma," lots of studies come up. Interesting perspective.
I was pretty underweight as a child and my mom (a mental health professional) had read that pressuring children to eat when they did not want to (i.e. clean plate club) or eat foods they didn’t like could result in disordered eating as an adult. She also thought that sometimes if a child is not eating a food, there is a good reason (like a food insensitivity). I think it is probably a earlier view of intuitive eating.
I was pretty underweight as a child and my mom (a mental health professional) had read that pressuring children to eat when they did not want to (i.e. clean plate club) or eat foods they didn’t like could result in disordered eating as an adult. She also thought that sometimes if a child is not eating a food, there is a good reason (like a food insensitivity). I think it is probably a earlier view of intuitive eating.
That's interesting but a completely different subject, isn't it?
On reflection, this may be old news or even self-evident to some, but it was a revelation to me. I ran across an article which reported a study (peer reviewed) which indicated that obesity (or the tendency to turn to food for comfort) was sometimes caused by childhood abuse, physical and/or emotional. (One might assume, sexual as well, which I guess would be physical).
If you search on "obesity childhood trauma," lots of studies come up. Interesting perspective.
I think there's some legitimacy to that.
I will say that when I became obese as a 50+ adult, I was eating more out of boredom and wanting to enjoy something while working super long hours in a high pressure job. I've lost all of my weight and now I'm completely healthy (as far as I know).
I will say that when I became obese as a 50+ adult, I was eating more out of boredom and wanting to enjoy something while working super long hours in a high pressure job. I've lost all of my weight and now I'm completely healthy (as far as I know).
Yes, there are a lot of causes for weight gain aside from childhood trauma, to be sure.
That's interesting but a completely different subject, isn't it?
Your subject is the root cause of obesity. Many people had it ingrained in them as children that they were to eat everything on their plate. Now plates and portion sizes are much bigger and people are still eating everything on that plate, even though that plate may have 2000 calories. When they started out as kids, a plate might have had 400-500 calories.
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