Review: Anxious Eaters

Janet Chrzan and Kima Cargill Anxious Eaters: Why We Fall for Fad Diets. Columbia University Press. New York: 2022. ISBN … More

Review: From Virtue to Vice

Richard A. O’Connor and Penny Van Esterik. From Virtue to Vice: Negotiating Anorexia. Food, Nutrition, and Culture Series. V. 4. … More

Cargill, Kima. 2015. The Psychology of Overeating. Food and the Culture of Consumerism. London/New York: Bloomsbury Academic (216 pp). Julie … More

I am both an anthropologist and a clinical psychologist. In my latter role, I have treated people from many different … More

I’m writing this piece wearing two hats. Yes, I am a card-carrying anthropologist with all that entails. I’m also a … More