'Riverdale' star Camila Mendes is 'done with dieting'
Mendes revealed her struggle with anxiety around food.
Actor Camila Mendes says she has chosen to address her "anxiety around food" as she is through with dieting.
In a long Instagram post, the Riverdale star said she decided to question her lifestyle choices after she recently met a naturopath.
"When did being thin become more important than being healthy? I recently went to a naturopath for the first time in my life. I told her about my anxiety around food and my obsession with dieting. She phrased a pivotal question in such a way that struck a chord with me: what other things could you be thinking about if you didn't spend all your time thinking about your diet?
"I suddenly remembered all the activities I love that used to occupy my time. At some point in my life, I allowed my obsession with being thin to consume me, and I refused to make room in my mind for any other concerns," Mendes wrote.
The 23-year-old actor said her constant worrying attitude ate into her favourite pastimes such as "education, cinema, music, etc."
"I'm done believing in the idea that there's a thinner, happier version of me on the other side of all the tireless effort. Your body type is subject to genetics, and while eating nutrient-dense foods and exercising regularly will make you healthier, it will not necessarily make you thinner, and the current system fails to make that distinction," she added.
Mendes also shared a poster that read 'Being #DoneWithDieting is about naming the ways that dieting has harmed our mental and physical health'.