The document discusses body positivity and eating disorders. It defines common eating disorders like anorexia, bulimia, binge eating disorder, and other specified feeding or eating disorder. It then discusses the body positive movement, which believes all people should have a positive body image regardless of physical appearance. It notes some criticism of the movement that it could promote health negativity. The document provides a definition of body positivity and a quote about beauty being comfortable in your own skin.

1. Today’s theme:
Body Positivity
CONVERSATION
CLUB
GRUPO DE
PESQUISA
EDUCAÇÃO,
TRABALHO E
SOCIEDADE
2019

2. Warm-up activity
HAVE YOU EVER FELT UNCOMFORTABLE IN YOUR OWN SKIN?
DO YOU OFTEN FEEL LIKE YOU NEED TO LOSE WEIGHT?
HAVE YOU EVER TRIED TO CONTROL YOUR WEIGHT IN UNHEALTHY
WAYS?
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3. Anorexia
A serious mental illness in
which a person does not eat,
or eats too little, often
resulting in dangerous weight
loss.
Eating disorders (EDs)
Bulimia
A condition in which a
person eats extremely large
amounts of food in a short
time and then vomits
intentionally.
3Definitions from the Cambridge University Dictionary of the English Language

4. Eating disorders (EDs)
Binge eating (BED)
When you regularly lose
control of your eating, eat
large portions of food all at
once until you feel
uncomfortably full, and are
then often upset or guilty
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Other specified feeding or
eating disorder (OSFED)
When your symptoms do
not exactly match those of
anorexia, bulimia or binge
eating disorder, but does not
mean it’s a less serious illness
Definitions from the United Kingdom’s National Health Service (NHS)

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6. Bulimia by Marla Edwards
Edwards’ painting represents a
person throwing up, in a reference
to the eating disorder.
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THE BODY POSITIVE MOVEMENT

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Women pose for a body positivity campaign

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Definition
Body positivity is a social
movement rooted in the belief
that all human beings should
have a positive body image,
while challenging the ways in
which society presents and
views the physical body.

10. Criticism of the movement
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Body
positivity
Health
negativity

11. Song:
Alessia Cara, “Scars to Your Beautiful”
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No better you than the you that
you are
No better life than the life we're
living
No better time for your shine,
you're a star
Oh, you're beautiful, oh, you're
beautiful

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To me, beauty is about being
comfortable in your own skin. It’s
about knowing and accepting who
you are.
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