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How Can Kids Develop a Healthy Body Image?

March 08, 2022

Kids write Highlights to tell us how they feel about their bodies. And the news is not good. When most adults are also unhappy with their bodies, how can we help kids to relate to their bodies, and to food, in a positive way? Nutritional Scientist Dr. Kendrin Sonneville, who studies the prevention of eating disorders and how to create healthy body image, joins the podcast to discuss: 

  • What a healthy body image actually looks like
  • What we are getting wrong about kids and eating disorders
  • Putting kids’ pandemic weight gain in context