Impact of Therapeutic Dietary Interventions on Disordered Eating

Therapeutic dietary interventions such as an elimination diet, a
cardiometabolic diet, intermittent fasting, or caloric reduction,
are some of the most important tools we have in functional
medicine. Transitioning to healthful eating can for some patients
be a joyous experience of liberation, but then for others it can be
restrictive and problematic, and sometimes fall in the continuum of
eating disorders. How do we tease this out? How do we screen for
vulnerability in disordered eating and support patients who fall
within this spectrum? In this episode of New Frontiers, Dr. Carolyn
Fisher PhD, a licensed clinical psychologist who specializes in
helping individuals with binge eating, emotional eating, chronic
dieting, and other medical conditions heal their relationships with
food. Today we discuss the importance of identifying disordered
eating tendencies before guiding patients into dietary changes,
tools to recognize those at risk, what is involved in treating
eating disorders, and how to discuss weight in a sensitive manner
with patients. This needs to be front and center in our minds,
perhaps more now than ever, as we rely heavily on therapeutic
dietary interventions to address chronic disease. Stay tuned, leave
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content! ~DrKF