Middle East Eating Disorders Association Podcast

ED Prevention in Children with Dr Lily O'Hara

October 28, 2021 MEEDA Season 2 Episode 14
Middle East Eating Disorders Association Podcast
ED Prevention in Children with Dr Lily O'Hara
Show Notes

In this Halloween special, Clinical Psychologist and ED expert Maya Fleifel Sidani meets Dr Lily O'Hara, Associate Professor of Public Health at Qatar University and Health At Every Size advocate, to discuss Eating Disorder Prevention in children and families. Together they chat about
- Public Health initiatives related to weight and children in the Middle East
- What campaigns work and which ones are harmful
- How can kids and families celebrate Halloween while remaining balanced
- What parents need to consider if they feel stressed about Halloween candy
- Ways for young ED patients to deal with celebrations like Halloween while in recovery

They also make reference to a book by Da’Shaun Harrison’s Belly of the Beast: The Politics of Anti-Fatness as Anti-Blackness

You can find Dr O'Hara on Twitter @lilyohara or via Qatar University's College of Health Sciences @chs_qu

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