Provides a conceptual model for understanding both obesity and eating disordered behaviours. Specifically, it advocates for body acceptance and intuitive eating - a flexible, healthy eating behaviour involving awareness of the body's hunger and satiety cues. The chapters review evidence-based school interventions in nutrition, self-regulation, exercise, body acceptance, media literacy, and mindfulness. Guidance is also provided for identifying, referring, and supporting students with emerging eating disorders.

Introduction

I. Conceptual Framework

1. Defining Healthy and Intuitive Eating
2. Why We Eat the Way We Do: The Role of Personal and External Factors

II. The Healthy Student Approach

1. Rationale for a Three-Pillar Approach
2. Pillar I: Intuitive Eating and Nutrition
3. Pillar II: Healthy Physical Activity
4. Pillar III: Mindfulness, Self-Care, and Emotional Regulation

III. School-Based Interventions and Policies

1. Preventative Intervention: Media Literacy, Body Image, Body Tolerance, and Self-Regulated Eating
2. Screening, Assessing, and Supporting Students With Eating and Body Image Problems
3. Federal School Food Policies and Professional Guidelines

Appendix A: Definitions of Uncommon Disorders of Eating

Appendix B: Children's Eating Attitudes Test

Appendix C: Intuitive Eating Scale for Adolescents

Appendix D: Body Appreciation Scale

Appendix E: Sociocultural Attitudes Towards Appearance Questionnaire-3 (SATAQ-3; Adolescent Version)

Suggested Resources for School Personnel on Healthy Eating

References

Index

About the Authors

Catherine P. Cook-Cottone, Evelyn Tribole, and Tracy L. Tylka