Optimal Health Daily - Fitness and Nutrition 3256: [Part 1] Instead of a Diet for Kids These Healthy Habits Create Real Change by Crystal Karges on Practical Nutrition Habits
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Jan 12, 2026 Crystal Karges shares her impactful journey through dieting and its pitfalls, especially for children. She highlights the alarming link between childhood dieting and the risk of developing eating disorders. Karges calls out diet culture's harmful influence on kids, advocating for compassionate parenting that nurtures healthy relationships with food. She emphasizes that nutrition isn't one-size-fits-all and warns of the dangers posed by restrictive eating rules. The need for awareness around intergenerational dieting and its effects is poignantly addressed.
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Early Body Awareness Led To Disorder
- Crystal Karges recounts becoming body-aware at age eight and developing disordered eating by seventeen.
- Her eating disorder stole years of college life but later motivated her recovery work.
Dieting Predicts Eating Disorder Risk
- Dieting is the strongest predictor of developing a new eating disorder and carries serious risk.
- Studies show adolescent females who diet severely are far more likely to develop eating disorders.
Wellness Trends Mask Diet Culture
- Diet culture is normalized and often disguised within wellness trends, making harms less obvious.
- Marketing now targets kids with tools that can disrupt body trust and create restrictive habits.