During my time on therian forums I noticed quite a lot of unhealthy attitudes toward food blamed on therianthropy. This isn't the first time I've read a therian survivor of eating disorders admit that trying to acquire a body more similar to their animal was one of the mental loops they put themselves through to reenforce their maladaptive body image.

I know it isn't quite as detrimental, but I've also seen therianthropy used as a way to avoid healthy eating habits, especially from overweight people myself. I've seen quite a few wolves and other canines write at length about the joy of chomping down food nearly whole. And of course most of them swear they *need* meat and talk about it as if it were crack cocaine.

And I've always found that odd because while my dire wolf does take great joy in eating, it isn't just for meat. Canines will eat damn near anything and my dire wolf has had wonderful moments with broccoli casseroles and other veggie-ricey dishes.

I also don't relate to the belief that "wolfing down" food is the best way to feel canine-ness the most strongly. Hunger is the natural state of a wolf, that impetus to scout, search, stalk, and hunt. I feel closest to my dire wolf when there is just a little hunger in my belly to sharpen my senses. I don't let it go too far, but I have prolonged it just a tad, all the better to enjoy a "kill" when I find one.

Sorry if this went too off topic, but these things sprung to mind.