As we observe Eating Disorder Awareness Week 2026 under the theme “Every BODY Belongs,” I am finding it more important than ever to confront the new and shifting reality in today’s culture . Buzzwords like “fitness” and “wellness” are normalizing harmful behaviors and masking serious illness. In a year marked by radical changes in government nutrition policy and a booming “fitspiration” culture online and in the media, the line is blurring between health and obsession, and th