Healthy Eating & Eating Disorders

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Discover the workshop on healthy eating and eating disorders. The goal is to learn what healthy eating is all about.

The purpose of this workshop

By exploring eating disorders such as anorexia, bulimia, binge eating disorder, and obesity, participants will draw connections to the influence of media and society while developing tools to help a family member or friend who may be struggling with an eating disorder.

What are the main objectives of this workshop

Understand the importance of a healthy weight.
Familiarize yourself with Canada’s Food Guide and the main food groups.
Recognize the impact of the media and understand how to counter its effects.
Understand the causes and consequences of weight-loss diets, anorexia, bulimia, binge eating disorder, and obesity.
Take a first step toward adopting a healthy diet.
Find ways to support a family member or friend suffering from an eating disorder.