We all go through many different relationships within our lives, whether it is with partners, family, friends, work, sports, ourselves or the one that is always there consistently, which is food. We can have unhealthy and healthy relationships with food, and this can change at different times. Also, it doesn’t matter if you eat healthily or not, you could have either relationship.
I thought it was a good idea for myself to spend some time especially now as we live in a more restricted world focusing on this topic and getting a better understanding of it myself. I would believe that I eat healthy enough; I love cooking and trying new foods. I am a diabetic so I don’t like overly sweet things although I did develop a sweeter tooth when I was diagnosed in 2000, which we will come back to that later on. I would not be a big fan of fried food, but I still have an unstable relationship with food. In some ways, I believe my diabetes has enabled this more. So, what causes our relationships with food to be as they are?
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