Messy Map: How are family characterizations of eating, weight, and appearance represented in online Canadian family magazines?
by Wendy Salvisberg
1. Dieticians/ nutritionists
2. Physicians
3. Mothers
4. Survivors of eating disorders
5. Professionals/ mothers as authors
6. Families
7. Psychologists/ counsellors
8. Teachers/ professors
9. Photographers
10. Children and adolescents
11. Food writers
12. Chefs
13. Hospitals/ health clinics
14. Family home environment
15. Eliminate unhealthy foods
16. Make eating fun
17. “Correct” eating habits
18. Balanced diet
19. Shared meal preparation responsibility within the family
20. Parents as providers of healthy food
21. Count calories
22. Meals to foster family connection
23. Eliminate distractions during meals
24. Creative meal preparation
25. Transparency of healthy food presentation
26. Shared meals
27. Relaxed eating behaviours
28. Eating behaviours change with age
29. Rigid eating behaviours
30. Timed meals
31. Meal routines
32. Eating routines
33. Confusing weight-related information in the media
34. Media appearance-related pressure on adolescents
35. Adolescent vulnerability to sociocultural pressures
36. Influence of media on mental health
37. Influence of peers on physical health
38. Body acceptance
39. Appearance tied to body shape
40. Fun forms of exercise
41. Exercise as a skill
42. Exercise for family bonding
43. Ignore numerical measures of weight
44. Importance of sleep for weight loss
45. Extreme weight loss methods
46. Follow the Canada Food Guide
47. Weight loss is simple
48. Organic versus non-organic food
49. Food as fuel
50. Health as a lifestyle
51. Connection between eating and emotion
52. Positive influence of healthy eating on emotional health
53. Weight loss associated with improved physical health
54. Health promotion campaigns oriented towards youth
55. Mindful eating prevents binge eating
56. Devaluation of fat
57. Pathologizing weight-related labelling
58. Weight-related statistics
59. Symptoms of weight-related concerns
60. Weight-related concerns are misunderstood
61. Overweight or obese associated with poor health
62. Obesity epidemic
63. Unhealthy eating behaviours contribute to weight gain
64. Eating unhealthy food increases risk of overweight, obesity, and other poor physical health outcomes
65. Lack of physical activity contributes to poor health outcomes
66. Negative influence of under-eating on physical and emotional health
67. Exercise for emotional health
68. Fitness instructors
69. Entrepreneurs
70. Families
71. Obesity Society
72. Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada
73. Canadian Medical Association
74. House of Commons Standing Committee on Health
75. Health Canada
76. Weight Watchers
77. EatRight Ontario
78. Perinatal Resource Center of Montréal
79. Statistics Canada
80. Body Image Works
81. Canadian Organic Growers
82. Children’s Environmental Health Network
83. Real Food for Real Kids
84. FoodShare Toronto’s Salad Bars in Schools
85. Slow Food Movement
86. Canadian Personal Chef Association
87. Dieticians of Canada
88. Canada’ Physical Activity Guide
89. Active Healthy Kids Canada
90. ParticipAction
91. Heart and Stroke Foundation
92. Canadian Diabetes Association
93. Sprout Right
94. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
95. ParentsCanada magazine
96. Today’s Parent magazine
97. Canadian Family magazine
98. Canadian Living magazine
99. Readers Digest magazine
100. Canada Food Guide
101. Internet
102. Online articles
103. Researcher journal
104. Researcher memos
105. Consultation with supervisors
106. Emails
107. OurKids.net
108. Mindmeister.com
109. Gliffy.com
110. Family pressure
111. Learn your own hunger/ satiety signal versus count calories
112. Measures of health
113. Weight loss versus weight management
114. Focus on weight
115. Fathers
116. Definitions of health
117. Components of a healthy meal
118. Obesity impacts on wellness/ wellness impacts on obesity
119. Universities/ schools
120. Keep unhealthy food out of the house
121. Follow the Canada Food Guide
122. Read food labels
123. Home cooked meals
124. Healthy eating is simple
125. Division of Responsibility in Feeding
126. Listen to hunger and satiety signals
127. Portion control
128. Adopt moderate approaches to healthy eating
129. Parents as role models of healthy weight-related behaviours
130. Parents as role models of unhealthy weight-related behaviours
131. Children as observational learners of weight-related behaviours
132. Avoidance of weight-related commentary based on appearance, eating habits, and weight
133. Appearance-related commentary (not including weight
134. Commentary based on strengths, abilities, skills and characteristics
135. Avoid conversations about food
136. Promotion of exercise for health, not weight loss
137. Avoid encouraging children to diet
138. Food restriction
139. Education on weight-related concerns helpful
140. Education on weight-related concerns not helpful
141. Media literacy
142. Parents as health promoters
143. Promotion of positive body image
144. Provide support
145. Parents as ‘preventors’ of weight-related concerns
146. Involve others in child health
147. Importance of home environment for child health
148. Ignore numerical measures of weight
149. Positive influence of shared meal preparation responsibility within the family on mental, physical, emotional, and social health
150. Children and adolescents at risk for weight-related concerns
151. Gender-specific weight-related concerns
152. Weight loss goals
153. Numerical measures of weight
154. Reliance on others’ weight-related commentary
155. Food tracking
156. Count calories
157. Listen to hunger and satiety signals
158. Appetite control
159. Portion control
160. Food restriction
161. Food avoidance
162. Moderate approaches to healthy eating
163. Eating for pleasure
164. Eliminate unhealthy foods
165. Keep unhealthy food out of the house
166. Healthy alternatives
167. Flexible eating practices
168. Rigid eating practices
169. Eliminate distractions during meals
170. Make eating fun
171. Learn your own hunger and satiety signals
172. Quantity of food depends on the individual
173. Positive influence of healthy eating on physical and social health
174. Positive influence of healthy eating on mental health
175. Physicians as advocates for weight loss
176. Teachers as health promoters
177. The human body is capable
178. Body acceptance
179. Skinny equals healthy
180. Healthy at every size
181. Exercise for mental health
182. Exercise for physical health
183. Rigid exercise schedule
184. Relaxed exercise schedule
185. Moderate approaches to exercise
186. Exercise as a component of a healthy lifestyle
187. Exercise over sedentary activities
188. Exercise for weight loss
189. Exercise for muscle building
190. Media
191. Peer pressure
