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Disordered eating behaviors produced ripples of embodied experiences affecting family, friends, and coworkers of dieters.

Practitioners should consider the social context of disordered eating when developing support strategies.

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Disordered eating slipped between bodily boundaries, altering the material and felt realities of family, friends, and coworkers of dieters.
Annie Koempel · Gastronomica The Journal of Food and Culture · 2023

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Based on qualitative data from interviews and participant observation.

Source

“She’s Afraid of Gaining Weight and Losing Her Husband”

Annie Koempel · Gastronomica The Journal of Food and Culture · 2023

DOI 10.1525/gfc.2023.23.2.52

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