Health freak, emo-eater or permanent dieter:many women have a complicated relationship with food. How come and is there anything that can be done about it?
Complicated relationship
Many women have a complicated relationship with food. They love it, they detest it, they know the calorie and carbohydrate count of each food by heart. Often a large part of the day is spent thinking about food. Healthy, unhealthy, whether or not to take it.
Emotions while eating
An innocent sausage roll can be surrounded by lust, struggle, pleasure, regret and self-loathing. And when you do succumb to it, you wonder why you weren't stronger. Well, because your body encourages it, your genes and your mother play a role and you live in 2014.
Did you know that…
A test by psychologist Roger Gould among 17,000 women who failed a diet shows that 100% failed due to emotions.
In the file in the October issue of Santé you can read more about our love-hate relationship with food.
