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I've struggled with food my whole life, and now that I'm a mother, I'm afraid of unintentionally passing this obsession on to my daughter…

Ana Cuevas, comadrona y especialista en nutrición.
Ana Cuevas Mayordomo
Midwife. ASSIR Sabadell
Institut Català de la Salut (ICS)

Fear, when it's not pathological, has a protective function (it's what makes us turn around to check that we've put out the fire). In this case, it's probably prompting you to evaluate your own relationship with food , to work on improving it, and to prevent further harm.

It has been observed that rigid dietary practices in parents, as well as categorizing foods as good and bad, demonizing the latter, can lead to disordered eating behaviors.

Remember that for a healthy diet to be effective , it's not just what we eat that matters, but how we eat it . A flexible diet that takes into account our nutritional needs, hunger, satiety, pleasure, social interaction, and so on.

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Ana Cuevas, comadrona y especialista en nutrición.
Ana Cuevas Mayordomo
Midwife. ASSIR Sabadell
Institut Català de la Salut (ICS)