UCSF: Number of patients seeking help for eating disorders doubled during pandemic
UCSF: Number of patients seeking help for eating disorders doubled during pandemic
Doctors say there s been a surge in teens and young adults seeking help for eating disorders during this pandemic. UCSF says it has seen the number of patients double. Experts say the isolation brought on by sheltering-in-place and COVID restrictions can lead to a relapse.
SAN FRANCISCO - Doctors say there s been a surge in teens and young adults seeking help for eating disorders during this pandemic.
UCSF says it has seen the number of patients double.
Pediatricians group issues guidelines on early signs of eating disorders
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The mean age of a child with an eating disorder is 12.5 years old, a new report said. Photo by ThorstenF/Pixabay
A leading pediatricians group says families often spot eating disorders too late and offers new guidelines to reach an earlier diagnosis. For too long, eating disorders were considered a disease that afflicted mostly affluent white teenage girls, said Dr. Laurie Hornberger, lead author of the report written by the American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Adolescence.
Advertisement We know today that girls and boys of all ages, income levels and racial and ethnic groups may be struggling with eating disorders, she said in an academy news release. Our hope is to help counter the stigma they may experience and provide an environment for open nonjudgmental conversations.
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SALT LAKE CITY Pursuing weight loss can be frustrating, lead to weight cycling, and it doesn t necessarily promote more healthful behaviors in the long run.
Some research published in the journal Obesity also indicates that, in some cases, it can actually lower people s metabolisms. Essentially, that means some people can t eat as much as they may want or are hungry for. As a dietitian, I do not recommend weight loss to my clients.
The way we think about our bodies and food has an impact on how we take care of ourselves. I used to mistakenly think that if I ate the right foods and exercised the right amount, then my body would look similar to the bodies of celebrities and people in magazines. Even with a nutrition degree and access to a variety of foods, I never felt like I could eat all the right foods and exercise as much as I thought I should. That left me feeling like I failed and wasn t good enough.