Description
Book SynopsisThis book provides a conceptual model and evidence-based school interventions for understanding obesity and eating disordered behaviors. It advocates for body acceptance and intuitive eating based on awareness of the body's hunger and satiety cues.
Trade ReviewThis helpful book provides ideas on healthy eating for school personnel to implement in their schools. It introduces the "Healthy Student Approach," which is a holistic way of addressing obesity. Given the poor eating habits of many students, the book helps school personnel guide these young people in making better choices. * Doody's Review Service *
School personnel at every level would be wise to read this book in order to create a truly informed and evidence-based program of healthy eating and food awareness. Similarly, the many recommendations found in the book are relevant at elementary, middle and secondary school grades. * New England Psychologist *
Table of ContentsIntroduction
I. Conceptual Framework
- Defining Healthy and Intuitive Eating
- Why We Eat the Way We Do: The Role of Personal and External Factors
II. The Healthy Student Approach
- Rationale for a Three-Pillar Approach
- Pillar I: Intuitive Eating and Nutrition
- Pillar II: Healthy Physical Activity
- Pillar III: Mindfulness, Self-Care, and Emotional Regulation
III. School-Based Interventions and Policies
- Preventative Intervention: Media Literacy, Body Image, Body Tolerance, and Self-Regulated Eating
- Screening, Assessing, and Supporting Students With Eating and Body Image Problems
- Federal School Food Policies and Professional Guidelines
Appendix A: Definitions of Uncommon Disorders of Eating
Appendix B: Children's Eating Attitudes Test
Appendix C: Intuitive Eating Scale for Adolescents
Appendix D: Body Appreciation Scale
Appendix E: Sociocultural Attitudes Towards Appearance Questionnaire-3 (SATAQ-3; Adolescent Version)
Suggested Resources for School Personnel on Healthy Eating
References
Index
About the Authors
