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Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in healthGet our free Health Check emailA record number of eating disorder patients are not getting the life-saving treatment they need due to lengthy waits, leaked NHS data shows.More than 8,000 adults are waiting to be seen for therapy, according to internal figures from NHS England – the highest figure recorded since data collection began in 2019. In March 2021, there were around 6,000 adults waiting, while it was less than 2,000 in March 2019. One leading doctor warned that delays were leading to avoidable…
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Avoidant restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) is an eating disorder most widely recognized in children, but it is not uncommon in adults. Individuals with ARFID will have trouble meeting nutritional and/or energy needs for any of the following reasons: They lack interest in eating or don’t have much of an appetite for food. They are concerned about aversive consequences related to eating, like choking, becoming sick, experiencing nausea, etc. They eat and avoid foods based on sensory characteristics (color, taste, smell, texture, temperature, etc.) Food restriction and avoidance in ARFID are not linked to body image issues, as with anorexia…
Alexis Sauls Ramos is a social worker who spent many years as a therapist in an out-patient treatment program for adolescents and young adults, and now works as the Eating Disorder Prevention Specialist at the Bulimia Anorexia Nervosa Association (BANA) in Windsor, Ontario. “Beyond simply better access to treatment, access to treatment that honours who they are, their identities, their experience and their readiness. Evidence in treatment is essential, but so is honouring the person who is in front of you seeking help. I would like to think that we will see more people seeking treatment and feeling able to commit…
American diets are notoriously unhealthy, but why? According to a national Cleveland Clinic survey, the most common barrier to a healthier diet is that almost half of Americans (46%) view healthy food as being more expensive, while also citing a lack of time to prepare healthy meals (23%) and unfamiliarity with healthy ways of cooking (20%).Access to healthy food also can be an issue especially for minority communities. About one-fifth of Black Americans (20%) say it is hard for them to access stores that sell healthy food compared to 15% of White Americans.Para ver una versión en español de este…
Cynthia Bulik, PhD, founding director of the UNC Center of Excellence for Eating Disorders, is senior author of the article published in JAMA Psychiatry. Cynthia Bulik, PhD, FAED ARFID is a serious eating disorder that leads to malnutrition and nutritional deficiencies. Researchers estimate that between one to five percent of the population is affected by the eating disorder. Unlike anorexia, ARFID is not about the patient’s experience of their own body and fear of gaining weight. Instead, the disease is characterized by the avoidance of certain types of food due to a sensory discomfort because of the characteristics or appearance…
Avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) is strongly influenced by genetic factors, according to a twin study examining this relatively new type of eating disorder. The study has been published in the journal JAMA Psychiatry by researchers at Karolinska Institutet. ARFID is a serious eating disorder that leads to malnutrition and nutritional deficiencies. Researchers estimate that between one to five percent of the population is affected by the eating disorder. Unlike anorexia nervosa, ARFID is not about the patient’s experience of their own body and fear of gaining weight. Instead, the disease is characterized by the avoidance of certain types of…
Research has long suggested a link between our diet and our mental health. The gut microbiome — the collective genome of trillions of bacteria that live in the intestinal tract that are created largely by what we eat and drink — appears to influence our mood and mind-set.But human studies large enough to pinpoint what bacteria matter, if they matter at all, have been missing.That’s slowly changing. The largest analysis of depression and the gut microbiome to date, published in December, found several types of bacteria notably increased or decreased in people with symptoms of depression.“This study provides some real-life…
Source: Ümit Bulut/Unsplash Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is the most commonly recommended course of treatment for eating disorders—so much so that CBT has its own enhanced version specific to the treatment of eating disorders called CBT-E. However, CBT-E’s approach was created from the assumption that the person undergoing treatment was neurotypical, or not displaying any signs of neurodivergence. There is a great deal of research beginning to explore the link between neurodivergence and eating disorders. A key piece in assisting neurodivergent individuals with their mental health recovery is building understanding, validation, and care surrounding their unique differences. However, CBT-E’s techniques…
Let’s consider neurodivergence. Source: Ümit Bulut/Unsplash Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is the most commonly recommended course of treatment for eating disorders—so much so that CBT has its own enhanced version specific to the treatment of eating disorders called CBT-E. However, CBT-E’s approach was created from the assumption that the person undergoing treatment was neurotypical, or not displaying any signs of neurodivergence. article continues after advertisement There is a great deal of research beginning to explore the link between neurodivergence and eating disorders. A key piece in assisting neurodivergent individuals with their mental health recovery is building understanding, validation, and care…