Do men struggle with food and body image? with Aaron Flores RDN

Break the Diet Cycle

We often hear clients ask "do you have any good accounts for men who struggle with food?" In today's episode Registered Dietitian Nutritionists Dalina Soto and Melissa Landry interview fellow Dietitian Aaron Flores, RDN for his perspective on "bro culture", the danger of assuming all men's experiences with body image are the same (they're not), and how diet culture hurts all genders.

In today’s episode we discuss:

• do men worry about dieting and body image as much as women? what unique pressures are men facing from diet culture?
• how do we help boys and men experience positive body image? Is it different from other gender expressions?
• partner dynamics across all genders: what do you do if your partner doesn't get why your ditching diets? what if one person wants weight loss surgery and the other believes in intuitive eating? How can you be more sensitive to your partner's experience around food and body image, especially if you are in a smaller body than they are and don't face the same societal pressure to lose weight?

Episode Resources:

• Follow Aaron Flores, RDN on Instagram: @aaronfloresrdn or visit his website: http://www.smashtheweightriarchy.com/
• Join the Break the Diet Cycle Podcast Community on Instagram: @break.the.diet.pod
• Connect with Melissa on Instagram: @no.more.guilt
• Connect with Dalina on Instagram: @your.latina.nutritionist
  

This episode was sponsored by No More Guilt with Melissa Landry.

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