Abstract
Current clinical practice guidelines support a multidisciplinary treatment approach to ensure individuals with eating disorders have access to medical, dietetic, and psychological interventions to maximize their chances of recovery. Dietitians play a key role in the treatment of eating disorders by assessing the severity of malnutrition, disordered eating patterns, and knowledge and skill deficits that prevent achievement and maintenance of optimum nutrition. Moreover, dietitians collaboratively develop individually tailored nutrition care plans which (1) address nutritional deficiencies and promote optimal nutritional status, (2) emphasize the role of adequate nutrition in addressing patients’ individual and mental well-being, and (3) provide nutrition education to challenge inaccurate beliefs about food and eating. This chapter provides an overview of nutrition assessment and intervention for individuals with eating disorders broadly, as well as specific dietetic treatment considerations for individuals with anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge eating disorder.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Eating Disorders |
| Editors | Vinood B. Patel, Victor R. Preedy |
| Place of Publication | Switzerland |
| Publisher | Springer Nature Switzerland |
| Pages | 385-410 |
| Number of pages | 26 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9783031166914 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9783031166907 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2023 |
