Cristina Carmona

Cristina Carmona is a clinical psychologist at the Hospital de Sant Pau, specializing in the psychological aspects of eating disorders and body image. She has been vocal about the resurgence of negative perceptions of obesity and the impact of societal pressures on individuals' mental health. Carmona highlights the potential risks of promoting thinness as an ideal, warning that the current cultural shift towards viewing thinness as synonymous with health may lead to an increase in eating disorders. She advocates for a more nuanced understanding of health that goes beyond mere weight measurements.