Emotional appeals to fears about the overlap of #obesity and #EatingDisorders serve only to confuse complicated questions about a range of complex disorders that sometimes overlap and interact.
https://conscienhealth.org/2023/06/disordered-physiology-and-disordered-eating/

"The #AMA has for the first time acknowledged the #racist history of the #BMI, admitting that its continued use is especially problematic due to variations in body types among racial and ethnic groups, as well as different age and gender groups.

Also ... the AMA is supporting increased training in schools to promote the early identification of disordered eating behaviors."

https://www.themarysue.com/american-medical-association-finally-drops-support-of-the-bmi/

#BodyMassIndex #Obesity #EatingDisorders #Black #Women

Is it just the food? Probably not. Stress and other factors of military life during the pandemic brought sharp rises in #diabetes, #obesity, and #EatingDisorders to the U.S. military during the pandemic.
https://conscienhealth.org/2023/04/diabetes-and-obesity-jump-in-the-u-s-military/

#EatingDisorders, #obesity, and #BodyImage are important subjects. Nuanced conversations of diverse views are essential. Increasingly, we witness loud voices with extreme views shutting that down.
https://conscienhealth.org/2023/04/the-loudest-voices-inform-the-least-on-obesity/

An important new publication today by HibaJebeile et al in ObesityReviews. Seeking answers, not more angst, about #obesity and #EatingDisorders.
https://conscienhealth.org/2023/03/seeking-answers-eating-disorders-and-obesity/

Looking for more balance between #data and strong #feelings about #EatingDisorders and #obesity? Check out the research plan for the EDIT Collaboration, published in Nutrition Research Reviews.
https://conscienhealth.org/2023/03/obesity-eating-disorders-speculation-data/

"People don't fake depression...they fake being okay"

A friend recently shared tragic news of 3 #physician #suicide at her institution over 2 months

#MentalHealthMatters for everyone

Young patients #kids #teens are also struggling everyday with #depression #anxiety #suicidality #EatingDisorders

It shouldn't take 3 #suicides for us to understand that we should be kind & accommodating

#MedMastodon #MedTwitter #MentalHealth #CovidIsNotOver #pediatrics #tweetiatricians #tootiatricians

What if everything we learned about #eatingdisorders was wrong?

What if WE, the medical community, understood how we perpetuate ED behavior?

It begins with recognizing our internalized and systemic weight bias.

Joins us April 27 for CME that will change the way you heal.

www.DisruptingWeightBias.com

RT @DrNicoleC
Pearl (#eatingdisorders)🦪

Vomiting, while the most common type, is only one method of purging. Individuals can purge by laxatives, fasting, exercise, and more.

The binge-purge cycle characterizes #bulimia nervosa, but the "purge" is not necessarily vomiting!

#edaw2023

www.DisruptingWeightBias.com

This summit is for any clinician who is passionate about creating a more inclusive and equitable healthcare system.

In this summit, you'll learn to...
- recognize internalized and practiced #weightbias in clinical practice
- screen and refer appropriately for #EatingDisorders
- change the dialogue around weight in disease management
- reevaluate your personal relationship with your body
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Our team is hiring! If you’re interested in providing care for patients with #eatingdisorders through an FBT lens, apply here! https://careers.chop.edu/job/Philadelphia-Psychologist-Outpatient-Eating-Disorders-%28full-and-part-time-opportunities%29-PA-19139/983365100/

Things I have said to my team: “if I ever suggest a significant decrease in nutrition that you think is wild, please check on my wellbeing. I may be signaling for help.”

#Eatingdisorders #foodismedicine

The Academy for Eating Disorders (@aed_iced@twitter.com) has released a statement regarding the @AmerAcadPeds@twitter.com new guidelines.

#EatingDisorders #pediatrics #teenmedtwitter

https://www.newswise.com/articles/the-academy-for-eating-disorders-releases-a-statement-on-the-recent-american-academy-of-pediatrics-clinical-practice-guideline-for-weight-related-care-first-do-no-harm

RT @DrNicoleC@twitter.com

Proud to be a part of creating this statement, and advocate for our patients with #EatingDisorders. 🧵

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/DrNicoleC/status/1618389023604768768

RT @DrNicoleC
Proud to be a part of creating this statement, and advocate for our patients with #EatingDisorders. 🧵

Proud to be a part of creating this statement, and advocate for our patients with #EatingDisorders. 🧵

I can't adequately emphasize how much I avoid using the dx "atypical AN". If someone meets the criteria for RAN, I use that. If they truly don't, I use OSFED. The word "atypical" is so uncomfortably othering. Not saying this is the best way, but it's what I do. #eatingdisorders

Seriously folks, providing care for #obesity and #EatingDisorders in #youth is not an either/or proposition. Access to competent medical care helps with both conditions.
https://conscienhealth.org/2023/01/eating-disorders-and-obesity-worthy-of-attention/

I was determined to become part of that solution, and once I learned about adol med, the rest is history. I’m so thankful I’ve found folks that share my passion for taking care of patients with #eatingdisorders, and have a similar perspective.

So I dug in and made #eatingdisorders the focus of my MPH thesis and field work. I’m grateful my program let me choose my own adventure in this way! In my clinical years following, the lack of resources/clinicians available to take care of this population was further confirmed.