Leah - great post! "Cravings: Songs of Hunger and Satisfaction" sounds like a really interesting show. “Food, Jewish Women, Eating Disorders?" - Research around eating disorders in the Jewish community has been done but studies regarding the prevalence are somewhat conflicting. However, according to one study, eating disorders affect one out of every 19 girls ages 14 - 16 in the Orthodox and Syrian communities, a rate that is 50% greater than in the general population. This suggests that the centralized role of food in Jewish heritage and traditions, including celebratory feasts and fasting, as well as stressors associated with the shidduchim may influence one’s relationship with food and weight. We recently wrote an entry about this topic, If you’d like to learn more feel free to check it out at http://eatingdisorder.org/blog...
Leah - great post! "Cravings: Songs of Hunger and Satisfaction" sounds like a really interesting show.
“Food, Jewish Women, Eating Disorders?" -
Research around eating disorders in the Jewish community has been done but studies regarding the prevalence are somewhat conflicting. However, according to one study, eating disorders affect one out of every 19 girls ages 14 - 16 in the Orthodox and Syrian communities, a rate that is 50% greater than in the general population. This suggests that the centralized role of food in Jewish heritage and traditions, including celebratory feasts and fasting, as well as stressors associated with the shidduchim may influence one’s relationship with food and weight. We recently wrote an entry about this topic, If you’d like to learn more feel free to check it out at http://eatingdisorder.org/blog...