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mybujoandbooks's review against another edition
challenging
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.25
kateyoutka's review
challenging
informative
medium-paced
3.25
This is an engaging memoir backed up by research, interviews and fact-based arguments. Any woman who reads this will see herself in it in some capacity, and it was especially poignant to read at the beginning of the year when everyone's making weight loss resolutions.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Eating disorder
booksxbarbells's review against another edition
4.0
This is right up my alley: a well-researched, well-written book about an important topic. The author’s writing is inclusive of diverse perspectives and experiences, and doesn’t pull any punches. I enjoyed this one and would definitely recommend it!
dcd220's review against another edition
3.0
This book brings to light the dismal state of eating disorder treatment and recovery. It does an excellent job of interweaving the author's personal ED story and professional or research in the area. However, I was disappointed that some key points about why BMI is trash and more influential factors on health weren't addressed. Regarding BMI, the mathematician who created the calculation intended for it to be used to study populations and explicitly stated that it should not be used on individuals. Clearly the medical community missed that point. He also only used white, European men to create the index. Additionally, in 1998 under pressure from the pharmaceutical industry, the cutoff for the "overweight" category was lowered. Overnight around 29 million Americans suddenly were "overweight." It would have been nice to mention social determinants of health as bigger contributors to health disparities, since so much was put into breaking down the myth that weight plays such a large role.
carolineabeachum's review against another edition
4.0
Another book that I have had on my kindle that took me a while to get to and I REGRET.
What's Eating Us attracted my attention because its a topic that I do believe most-to-all women struggle with- the idea of their bodies. Cole Kazdin writes about the topic and surrounding topics- eating disorders, fertility, body image, etc. I really enjoyed how this was informative and also threaded with memoir from the author's own journey. This might not be for everyone, but I particularly liked hearing about her story.
What's Eating Us attracted my attention because its a topic that I do believe most-to-all women struggle with- the idea of their bodies. Cole Kazdin writes about the topic and surrounding topics- eating disorders, fertility, body image, etc. I really enjoyed how this was informative and also threaded with memoir from the author's own journey. This might not be for everyone, but I particularly liked hearing about her story.
lis_perrin's review against another edition
4.0
Thank you Netgalley and Macmillan Audio for this audio arc in exchange for an honest review.
Let me start this review off by saying, this should be a required reading for all. It touches on so many issues that I never would have considered attributing to disordered eating, which is my own oblivious privilege, but hearing them put into this context OF COURSE it aids to eating disorders. Systemic issues and oppressive settings are going to impact every day life including how you eat and what. Having a history of an eating disorder, especially an untreated one which most are, can lead to numerous different health issues through your lifetime. We as a society need to spend more time and money focusing on how to help heal and improve lives disrupted by eating disorders because it is a bigger issue than we are making it out to be.
As someone who identifies as a woman I have had a tricky relationship with food and my body basically my entire life. After reading this book and keeping my own mental issues as well as those that are generational in mind—I realized yes society depiction of women and food is the issue but it isn’t solely to blame here. My depression and anxiety also play a key role in my relationship to food. With eating disorders not having as much research as other health issues it makes sense that it took me almost 30 years to realize my depression impacts my relationship with food just as much as diet culture does. I am someone who healthily got out of an eating disorder and whose CBT and antidepressants are a GODSEND, but I am one of the privileged lucky ones. My ED never went far enough to cause physical harm, but the mental harm took years of undoing. We must do better by our minds and our bodies.
Please read this book!
Let me start this review off by saying, this should be a required reading for all. It touches on so many issues that I never would have considered attributing to disordered eating, which is my own oblivious privilege, but hearing them put into this context OF COURSE it aids to eating disorders. Systemic issues and oppressive settings are going to impact every day life including how you eat and what. Having a history of an eating disorder, especially an untreated one which most are, can lead to numerous different health issues through your lifetime. We as a society need to spend more time and money focusing on how to help heal and improve lives disrupted by eating disorders because it is a bigger issue than we are making it out to be.
As someone who identifies as a woman I have had a tricky relationship with food and my body basically my entire life. After reading this book and keeping my own mental issues as well as those that are generational in mind—I realized yes society depiction of women and food is the issue but it isn’t solely to blame here. My depression and anxiety also play a key role in my relationship to food. With eating disorders not having as much research as other health issues it makes sense that it took me almost 30 years to realize my depression impacts my relationship with food just as much as diet culture does. I am someone who healthily got out of an eating disorder and whose CBT and antidepressants are a GODSEND, but I am one of the privileged lucky ones. My ED never went far enough to cause physical harm, but the mental harm took years of undoing. We must do better by our minds and our bodies.
Please read this book!
kaaykaaaaay's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
4.5