Mk On The Mic

This is Season 4 Episode 4 of MK on the Mic, a podcast dedicated to having conversations relevant to POC communities. I, Meera Kumar, called up Renee McGregor for a chat about underfuelling, overtraining, and eating disorders. Renee is a leading Sports and Eating disorder specialist, who specialises in RED-S, overtraining, eating disorders, and female health. Find timestamped topics below: 1:44 How common are eating disorders? 3:52 Where does an eating disorder stem from? 6:55 Recurring eating disorder triggers in men, and how emotions can trigger eating disorders 11:33 How to stop negative experiences/feelings affecting our relationship with food 13:50 Adopting sport as an identity 15:50 Feeling guilt after eating 18:10 Turning ‘negative’ emotions into something positive, and vulnerability 21:50 Defining yourself and finding an identity 24:50 ‘Losing weight makes you faster’ and losing weight to win 34:40 Symptoms of underfuelling 37:05 Why you may not look like you have a problem 38:08 Why