Ethical nutrition care for eating disorder recovery requires compassion, commitment, and a patient-centered focus. Providers must create a supportive environment where every individual feels seen, heard, and valued.
San Diego-based Equip, which was founded in 2019, previously focused on those ages 6 to 24. The startup is now expanding to serve people of all ages, it announced Tuesday.
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Accolade added Equip to its Trusted Partner Ecosystem, a collection of health vendors vetted by Accolade that its customers can decide to contract with. Equip virtually connects patients struggling with an eating disorder with a five person care team, which includes a medical physician, dietician, therapist, peer mentor and family mentor.
Many people are essentially obsessed with eating healthy – whether it be a vegan diet or cutting out gluten, dairy and sugar. November is “Good Nutrition Month,” so it’s a good time to be conscious, for sure. But could being so healthy actually make you mentally ill? Doctors and dietitians are now getting concerned about […]
The research for a genetic cause behind anorexia nervosa has been underway for several years. But the challenge has been in engaging a patient population that has been difficult to reach for many reasons. Yet mobile health startup Recovery Record has succeeded in getting people with the condition to use an interactive platform that encourages […]
When it comes to health IT trends, it’s hard to see a downside. Mhealth offers the attraction of helping people manage their conditions, from medication reminders to scheduling appointments. Telehealth can make healthcare more accessible and social networks can help patients feel less isolated from each other. Look at the 1.4 billion people who are […]
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Thanksgiving kicks off the holiday season when decadent food abounds, alcohol flows and diet plan stories hit overdrive. The proliferation of calorie-counting apps meant to help people in their battle to lose weight or better inform them of calorie content presents a risk to people with eating disorders. Obesity is a $300 billion healthcare problem, […]
Eating disorders affect about 24 million people in the U.S. and have the highest mortality rate of any other psychiatric problem. Only about one in 10 with anorexia nervosa, bulimia and other eating disorders seek treatment. Jenna Tregarthen, an entrepreneur-in-residence at Stanford University, was frustrated with patients’ incomplete therapy homework and thought there was a […]
Finding comprehensive healthcare is difficult for people with eating disorders because it requiring a team of specialists – often a primary care doctor, a therapist, a psychiatrist and a dietician. Patients argue that insurers don’t adequately cover all those services.
Each year, pediatricians see increasing numbers of very young children, who have fallen prey to eating disorders (EDs), in their clinics and hospitals. But the specter of anorexia, bulimia, and other eating-related disorders can manifest in people of any age. Increasingly, women in their thirties and forties fall prey to these devastating psychological disorders. Starving […]
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Eating disorders occur most often in young adolescents and teens; however, young children can develop eating disorders as well. Healthcare professionals are seeing a disturbing trend of children as young as age 5 developing eating disorders. While these eating disturbances often seem similar to the anorexia nervosa and bulimia, most commonly found in young teen girls, those occurring at a very young age often have other causes.
If you came here on a search for pro-anorexia or pro-bulimia websites please visit Getting Help for Anorexia and Bulimia at HealthyPlace.com instead (or at least first). I’m happy to see that the American Journal of Public Health has published a study of eating disorder websites –the so-called “pro-Ana” and “pro-Mia” (as in anorexia and bulimia) sites […]