EATING WELL

Eating is not just a physical need which influences our health, but also a product of culturally defining elements. All over the world many more women than men cook, feed, are concerned with food as eaters (or perhaps as ones who do not eat enough – Israel is rated highest in teenagers who are forever dieting). The chapter deals in femininity & eating, the representation of women in food ads, eating & sexual abuse and more. This chapter was compiled by a nutritionist, a specialist in eating disorders, women who suffered eating disorders at various levels, a vegetarian, a vegan etc. The correlation between femininity, love and food is especially strong in the Middle East.