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| What's Buddhism Got to Do With It? : Popular and Scientific Perspectives on Mindful Eating | ||
| 作者 | Han, Chenxing |
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| 出處題名 | Pacific World: Journal of the Institute of Buddhist Studies |
| 卷期 | n.15 Third Series |
| 出版日期 | 2013 |
| 頁次 | 119 - 137 |
| 出版者 | Institute of Buddhist Studies |
| 出版者網址 | http://www.shin-ibs.edu/ |
| 出版地 | Berkeley, CA, US [伯克利, 加利福尼亞州, 美國] |
| 資料類型 | 期刊論文=Journal Article |
| 使用語言 | 英文=English |
| 附註項 | Special Section: Graduate Student Symposium Chenxing Han Institute of Buddhist Studies |
| 摘要 | In 2010, American talk show host Oprah Winfrey interviewed the Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh about Savor: Mindful Eating, Mindful Living, a book he co-authored with nutritionist Lilian Cheung. Oprah asked the Vietnamese Zen master for “his take on the root of our weight problems” and advice on “how to change [our] own eating habits forever.”1 Savor joined a rapidly expanding repertoire of popular books touting the benefits of mindful eating.2 The book promised to “end our struggles with weight loss once and for all” while distinguishing itself from the diet fads of the $50-billion-a-year weight loss industry.3 Complementing the popular literature on mindful eating, an increasing number of scientific studies offer empirical, qualitative, and clinical perspectives on the efficacy of mindfulness interventions for obesity and eating disorders.4 A 2011 article characterizes mindful eating as “a growing trend designed to address both the rising rates of obesity and the well-documented fact that most diets don’t work.”5 Unlike Savor, the article does not contain a single mention of Buddhism. An examination of more than two dozen articles in the scientific literature on mindfulnessbased interventions for obesity and eating disorders yields a similar dearth of references to Buddhism. Popular books on mindful eating mention Buddhism more frequently, but often in superficial or imprecise ways that romanticize and essentialize more than they edify. What, then, does mindful eating have to do with Buddhism? The first two sections of this paper examine the ways that Buddhist ideas are referenced in popular books and scientific articles on the connection between mindfulness and eating. The final section presents some Buddhist perspectives that challenge the optimistic claims of mindful eating advocates. |
| 目次 | Raisin Awareness and What Buddha Says: Popular Books on Mindful Eating Promising Results: Scientific Views on Mindfulness-Based Interventions Mindful Eating, Mindful Excreting: Buddhist Perspectives notes |
| ISSN | 08973644 (E) |
| 點閱次數 | 96 |
| 建檔日期 | 2015.02.11 |
| 更新日期 | 2021.02.03 |
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