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NEDIC's Jackie Grandy comments on this Toronto Star report about HBC's decision to pull a controversial t-shirt from its stores.
In an interview with CTV's Sandy Rinaldo, Jackie Grandy of the National Eating Disorder Information Centre says dieting doesn't work and one of the goals for the day is to question it.
National Post columnist Jennifer Sygo asks, Would you put an eight-year-old on a diet? Should a 13-year-old feel ashamed of her body? Most people would answer a resounding “no!” to these questions, but far too often the reality is “yes.” May 6 is International No Diet Day, a day to draw attention to the detrimental and even dangerous sides of dieting, a behaviour that can seem relatively harmless at first, but can ultimately have serious consequences.
Jackie Grandy of the National Eating Disorder Information Centre tells CTV News Channel that Yale University overstepped their bounds by forcing a student to put on weight.
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NEDIC Director, Merryl Bear comments on new research that shows girls aged 3 - 5 have already internalized the negative stereotypes of fat people that abound in society. Read the full article here.
The National Eating Disorder Information Centre (NEDIC) provides sound advice on how to spot the warning signs of an eating disorder in this article for the Ottawa Community News.
NEDIC Director, Merryl Bear tells GlobalNews why this "fat shaming" letter is inappropriate in so many ways. Read the full story here.
The Huffington Post quotes NEDIC Director, Merryl Bear, on the growing stigmatization of eating disorders as a "girl problem." Read the full article here.
In this tumblr post, NEDIC Director, Merryl Bear comments on new research from the Canadian Medical Association that finds men are often misdiagnosed becuase no one thinks to look for eating disorders in men. Read the full story here.
In this Wellington Advertiser article, NEDIC Director, Merryl Bear explains why Eating Disorders Awareness Week can be the ideal time to address how food and weight preoccupation negatively impacts one's ability to live a rich and connected life. Read the full article here.
