In today's episode, we talk to Aaron Flores, a registered dietitian nutritionist based out of Los Angeles, California with over 10 years of experience working ith eating disorders. He uses intuitive eating and Health at Every Size in his work to help individuals learn how to make peace with food and their bodies. More recently, he is the co-host of the popular podcast Dieticians Unplugged, as well as his new podcast Men Unscripted.
During our conversation, Aaron talks about how to define eating disorders including binge eating, how binging is a manifestation of food restriction, why there are still biases in the dietetics field, and dealing with men and eating disorders.
In this episode we cover:
- Key features of a binge eating disorder [1:03]
- Binging is about restriction and is rooted in a person's own experience [7:23]
- Is "evidence" actually verified unbiased data? [15:50]
- Addressing early-stage binge eating [20:07]
- Treating binge eating as a mental health issue with medicine [29:08]
- Binge eating in men [36:38]
- The new podcast Men Unscripted [41:40]
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