What Influences Fullness?
There are several factors that influence how much food it takes for you to experience comfortable fullness. A healthy diet consists of consuming foods with nutrients that will help keep you feeling great. While the registered dietitians at Behavioral Nutrition don’t...
Principles of Intuitive Eating
Finding a diet that works best for you can be tricky. With so many differing views on what’s healthy, sticking with a plan is not always an easy thing to do. Intuitive eating is an eating framework that encourages you to eat when you’re hungry and stop as soon as you...
Nutrients to Fight Depression
Early on we’re taught that eating well helps us look and feel our best. But we’re not always told that good nutrition significantly affects our mental health. A healthy, well-balanced diet can help you think clearly and feel more alert. It can also improve your...
Nutrition Therapy is Helpful in the Treatment of Eating Disorders
Why is nutrition therapy important when eating disorders are mental illnesses with complex emotional underpinnings? Many eating disorders are exacerbated by nutrition misinformation, diet culture, and fat phobia. Eating disorder dietitians can provide anti-diet...
Nutrition During Pregnancy
Pregnancy is an exciting time for most women. Chances are, your diet will change due to the transformation your body is undergoing. You’ll want to be sure that you eat a nutritious diet since it's linked to good brain development and a healthy birth weight....
Distinguish Meal Hunger from Snack Hunger
Listening to your body’s signals that tell you when you’re hungry and full is an important part of any diet. It’s dangerous to ignore these signals because it will lead to unhealthy eating habits and possibly eating disorders. Making sure you recognize the signals...
How to Spot Fake Intuitive Eating
If you’re wondering what Intuitive Eating is, you’re not alone. Intuitive eating is based on the belief that you are the expert of your body and its hunger signals. It’s the opposite of a traditional diet in that it doesn’t impose guidelines about what to avoid, and...
Organic vs. Conventional Foods, Does it Matter?
There’s a lot of confusion surrounding organic and conventional foods and which is a healthier option. In terms of nutritional value, there’s no set-in-stone research to state that all organic produce is higher in vitamins and minerals than conventional produce. What...
Missing the Rush of a New Food Plan
Diet culture, living with an emphasis on eating right, is a huge contributor to body image and self-esteem issues. Whether we realize it or not, diet culture affects many of our diet choices. It’s all around us. How often do we see magazines that say something about...
Nutrition and Lifestyle Management with PCOS
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) is the most common hormone abnormality affecting 9-18% of reproductive age women. It is characterized by irregular periods, overproduction of male hormones, and enlarged polycystic ovaries. PCOS is linked with mid-body obesity and...
