In war time it is a crime to hoard food, and fines and impris-onment have followed the exposé of such practices. Yet there are hundreds of thousands of individuals all over America who are hoarding food, and that one of the most precious of all foods! They have vast amounts of this valuable commodity stored away in their own anatomy.

Now fat individuals have always been considered a joke, but you are a joke no longer. Instead of being looked upon with friendly tolerance and amusement, you a...

- Geeft professionals inzicht in wetenschappelijk gefundeerde kennis over voeding en biedt praktische tools;

- helpt studenten feiten over voeding van fabels te onderscheiden en leert kritisch te redeneren;

- besteedt aandacht aan de psychosociale factoren van voedingsgedrag.

Professionals in de gezondheidszorg, het onderwijs en de welzijnszorg kunnen een belangrijke bijdrage leveren aan het stimuleren van een gezonde leefstijl. Voeding bij gezondheid en ziekte helpt h...

The author describes how her excess weight is not only a physical challenge, but also an emotional and mental struggle that has affected her entire life. The excess weight affected her self-image and the way she stood in the world.

The author explains how her neurodivergent brain plays and played a significant role in her relationship with food and her body. She describes how she often became overstimulated and how this affected her eating behavior. But that this way of processing stress is a...