The diagnosis of Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) remains widely unknown, and often remains undiagnosed. This then leads to delaying treatment.

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Medical appointments are an essential, albeit sometimes uncomfortable, part of treatment for an eating disorder. Too often clients are confused, ashamed, or angered after a medical follow-up.

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If you are pursuing Recovery from an Eating Disorder (ED), current events may feel eerily similar to that slippery slope back into disordered behaviors that we so often slide down in the face of stress or changes to our daily routines.

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Recovery during a crisis can be hard. Some of what can happen includes a sudden increase in appetite and loss of control around food.

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Although the BMI is flawed, it can serve a purpose if it is used in addition to other determinants of health. Even in eating disorder treatment centers, we calculate BMI to give us another piece of the puzzle.

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Holidays can be both a time of joy and a time of stress. As a dietitian recovered from her own ED, I’ve learned that it is helpful to have a guide on how to manage the food so that at least some of the stressors can be eliminated.

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Any form of dietary restriction, including those imposed by Veganism can increase or perpetuate eating disordered behavior. We may therefore ask, is Veganism a value-driven lifestyle or another form of restriction?

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