Introducing Intuitive Eating
By Sherra Yeong
March 2022 FEATURE
WE ARE BORN intuitive eaters; as babies, we cry out for milk when we are hungry only to push away the bottle after we are filled. But as we grow up, rather than listening to our bodily cues, we begin to ignore them. The reasons for this are plenty, no doubt. Perhaps as children, we were taught to finish our plates, despite feeling full, before leaving the dinner table, or when busy in adulthood, we tend either to quell or...
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References
- “Intuitive Eating: A Revolutionary Program that Works”, a book by Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resch, 2003. https://www.intuitiveeating.org/10-principles-of-intuitive-eating
- https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/intuitive-eating
- https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/blog/what-does-intuitive-eating-mean
- https://www.self.com/story/intuitive-eating-myths
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17212793/#:~:text=Leptin%20is%20a%20mediator%20of,a%20role%20in%20meal%20initiation.&text=In%20addition%2C%20the%20potentials%20of,drug%20targets%20will%20be%20discussed.
Sherra Yeong
is an aspiring author with a Bachelor’s degree in Food Science and a passion for good food and wine. She writes at sherrayeong.com.
