Self-acceptance key to sensible eating

Women who accept their bodies, flaws and all, are more likely to eat healthily, or intuitively.

Research at Ohio State University found that intuitive eaters don’t diet; they recognise and respond to internal hunger and fullness cues to regulate what and how much they eat.

In a study of nearly 600 college women, it was found that those with higher levels of appreciation for their bodies were more likely to be intuitive eaters, spending more time considering how their body feels and functions, rather than how it appears.

Source: Ohio State University Research Communications, August 2006