Uk's best Eating Disorder Dietitian's and Eating Disorder Nutritionists 

Binge Eating Disorder 

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How can seeing on of our expert Eating Disorder Dietitian's help with recovery?

• Teach intuitive eating skills- making peace with their food and body. With binge eating disorder, food often becomes the culprit, as individuals struggle with a “love-hate” relationship with themselves and their bodies.

• Help identify non food related coping strategies - Individuals with binge eating disorder may also feel a sense of chaos that revolves around food, as foods are often eaten out of proportion to what is actually needed or for sheer emotional reasons.

• Help with stopping the restrictive dieting cycle - A person with binge eating disorder may also struggle with their weight or hyper focus on weight loss, which can further perpetuate a cycle of binge eating.

• Meal planning - balancing our blood sugar levels and ensuring the individual is eating enough of the right food to prevent lapses , binges and /or purges. 

• Correct any nutritional deficiencies 

• Myth Busting! - Your registered dietitian will also help an individual work through food myths, misconceptions, and fallacies that may be believed about food, weight, and intake.

• Monitor weight trends for you - A registered dietitian can also monitor weight trends, help with meal planning, grocery shopping, meal support and working on integrating family members into nutrition plans. 

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ARFID 

ARFID Signs and When to Seek Help

• avoidance of complete food groups, food textures

• difficulty trying foods with certain textures, smells, tastes

• accepting less than 20 foods

• poor appetite

• difficulty chewing/swallowing

• significant weight loss

• in children drop in weight and/or height percentile on growth curve

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How a Dietitian can Help with ARFID

• Reduce mealtime and feeding anxiety.

• Assess potential nutrition deficiencies and provide appropriate recommendations as needed.

• Assess barriers to feeding including causes of feeding or eating difficulties.

• Referrals to additional health care providers (i.e therapist, occupational or speech therapist), as needed.

• Provide education on how and what to offer for meals and snacks.

• Positive approaches to introduce and explore new foods.

• Work together to select new foods to try.

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Anorexia Nervosa 

How a dietitian can help in your recovery process? 

• Weight restoration 

• Meal plans 

• Myth busting 

• Goal setting 

• Eliminating any nutritional deficiencies 

• Monitoring food intake 

• Preventing any further complications of health 

• Family intervention and meal planning 

• Side effect control 

• Preventing refeeding syndrome 

• Liase with our multi-discplinary team 

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"DO I HAVE AN EATING DISORDER?"

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Click HERE to download the EAT-26 screening tool

Or, you can answer the S.C.O.F.F Questionnaire:

• Do you ever make yourself Sick because you feel uncomfortably full?

• Do you worry you have lost Control over how much you eat?

• Have you recently lost more than 10kg (ONE stone)in a three-month period?

• Do you believe yourself to be Fat when others say you are too thin?

• Would you say that Food dominates your life?