A review by cassreading
What's Eating Us: Women, Food, and the Epidemic of Body Anxiety by Cole Kazdin

emotional informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

This was a great, nuanced exploration of diet culture and eating disorders, in all their inextricability. Kazdins own battle with anorexia and bulimia adds a personal touch that really makes this book Feel if you know what I mean.

I myself have never had an eating disorder, but I can see how someone with an ED could walk away from this book feeling really seen.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder

Moderate: Infertility and Vomit

This book discusses bulimia, anorexia, and, to a lesser extent, binge eating disorder. Negative body image, calorie counts and weight goals are often mentioned. Narrator/author describes the "high" that comes with purging and restricting in detail.