How Will You Approach Post-Pandemic Dieting?
If your relationship to food and your body has changed during the COVID-19 pandemic, you’re not alone.
“I think something so sad in the pandemic has been scrolling through social media and seeing people talking about how they’re going to get their pre-pandemic bodies back,” said Lanie Sumlin, a registered dietitian with EDCare.
The eating disorders clinic has locations in Denver, Colorado Springs, Kansas City and Omaha, and Sumlin says they’re experiencing wait lists and seeing “a huge increase in people reaching out for help and support” over the last year.
“It’s heartbreaking,” she said. “Eating disorders thrive in secrecy and being alone, and I think that the pandemic has exacerbated that.”
For those who diet as a means to better their health, concerns over an eating disorder might seem far off. But Sumlin and others in her field are working to demystify American diet culture, and to expose the disordered eating behaviors that it creates.
Excerpted from the Denver Post
