SITP Online: "When Healthy Eating Turns Harmful"

Event Title: "When healthy eating turns harmful: How ultra-processed food panic fuels anxiety and disordered eating" – Maeve Hanan

How to Watch:
Join us at the Skeptics in the Pub channel on Twitch:
https://m.twitch.tv/sitp/

New to Skeptics in the Pub or Twitch or both?
Twitch or SitP may be new for some of you, so SITP will have early doors at 1:45 to welcome new attendees and answer any questions you may have before the presentation begins at 2:00. You can find a useful guide to Twitch here: https://www.lifewire.com/what-is-twitch-4143337

You don't need a Twitch account to watch the talk only if you want to take part in the chat. You won't need an account to ask questions in the Q&A period though.

Note: If you have questions, please refer to the SITP Online event page - but note the event time is listed for BST, i.e. British Summer Time, which is 5 hours ahead of EDT:
https://sitp.online/show/when-healthy-eating-turns-harmful-how-ultra-processed-food-panic-fuels-anxiety-and-disordered-eating-maeve-hanan/

Event Description:
From best-selling books to viral TikToks and food documentaries, ultra-processed foods (UPFs) have become public enemy number one in the world of nutritional ‘wellness’. But is the panic justified – or are we being fed a different kind of harmful message?

In this talk, registered dietitian Maeve Hanan will break down what UPFs actually are, the roots of UPF panic and what the evidence really says about them. We will also explore how the cultural obsession with purity and perfection in eating can do more harm than good, all too often spiralling into food anxiety and disordered eating. This talk challenges black-and-white thinking around food, encourages a more balanced perspective, and asks: what if our fear of food is more dangerous than the food itself?

About the Speaker:

• Maeve Hanan is a Registered Dietitian who specializes in disordered eating and food freedom. She’s the founder of dieteticallyspeaking.com, a platform offering evidence-based information, practical tools, courses, and one-to-one support to help people build a healthier relationship with food. Maeve advocates for a compassionate, weight-inclusive approach to nutrition, and is passionate about cutting through the online noise by sharing clear, evidence-based messages (primarily via her newsletter and Instagram page via @dieteticallyspeaking).

About the Event Host:
"Skeptics in the Pub Online" is a FREE online event series organized by a UK-based coalition of skeptic groups. Formed when Covid-19 lockdowns stopped them meeting in pubs, they are working to deliver high-quality events based on science, reason, and critical thinking. To find out more about their online events, go to: https://www.skepticsinthepub.org/online-safety/

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