Disordered Eating & Eating Disorders

Supporting the community battling eating disorders

Dietitians help in supporting you to achieve regular, adequate and enjoyable variety of nutrition
and relationship with food. Dietitians assist in working towards nutrition balance for your body to
work optimally, and educate about food, the effects of dieting/undernutrition, and the physical
and psychological impacts in can have.

What to expect?

  • An Eating Disorder Dietitian provides nutritionalcounselingg to achieve physical nourishment and the restoration of normalised eating behaviours.

  • Initial assessment: 60-minute 1:1 consultation with an Accredited Practicing Dietitian (APD) discussing your personal health and diet history and collaboratively working on a plan to assist in your recovery and relationship with food.

  • Follow-up consultations: 30 minutes discussing and modifying goals, nutrition intake and strategies to assist recovery.

 

Why us?

Our dietitian, Emma is a specialist in this area. With a gentle approach and works with those along the spectrum of disordered eating and of differing ages, life stages and goals.

FAQs

  • A referral is not a requirement; however, it is a good idea to speak with your GP about your concerns as you may be eligible for the Medicare Eating Disorder Plan which gives you 20 subsidised Dietitian sessions in a 12-month period.

    If your GP is unaware of this plan direct them to:

    insideoutinstitute.org.au/resource-library/eating-disorder-care-plan

  • Ideally your GP should complete the following:

    Conduct a physical assessment including:

    - Height, weight, body mass index (BMI; adults), BMI percentile for age (children)

    - Pulse and blood pressure, with postural measurements

    - Temperature

    Laboratory investigations:

    - Full blood count, urea and electrolytes, creatinine, liver function tests, albumin, blood glucose, iron studies, B12, folate, CMP

    - Electrocardiography

    - Hormonal testing: thyroid function tests, follicle stimulating hormone, luteinising hormone, oestradiol, prolactin

    - Bone densitometry: relevant after 9-12 months of the disease or of amenorrhoea and as a baseline in adolescents. The recommendation is for two-yearly scans thereafter while the DEXA scans are abnormal.