Disordered Eating in Teens - Paediatric-Nutrition

Carine Henry RD
Nutritional Assessment
Dietary Treatment
Diet-related Conditions
- Feeding Difficulties in Infancy
  
  Feeding difficulties include a range of scenarios where infants are not willing to feed in order to meet their nutritional needs.
- Feeding Behaviours in Early & School Years
  
  Feeding behaviours respond well to a framework of structure, nurture & boundaries, including feeding difficulties, toddler refusal and ARFID.
- Cows Milk Difficulties
  
  Cow’s Milk Allergy affects 1 in 20 infants in their first year of life. It is a spectrum condition, with a wide range of presentations, sometimes difficult to distinguish from other common problems in infancy.
- Gastrointestinal Symptoms
  
  Constipation describes from the slow movement of poo through the bowel, which is affected by body movement, food, fibre and fluid intake, breath, stress & anxiety, repeated illness and the quality of the gut microbiota.
- Disordered Eating in Teens
  
  Most young people comfort eat at some point, we all do, because food feels nice and when we eat, neurochemicals like dopamine are released into the bloodstream, making us feel good. It’s absolutely normal to comfort eat from time to time.
- Eating Well for the Whole Family
  
  Dieting or not sharing foods with other family members, can feel difficult and upsetting at a deep and unconscious level.
Dietary Treatment Tools

Structure Nurture and Boundaries

Carine uses this framework in all the work she does with infants, children, teens and families. She acts as nutrition educator, guide and supporter, providing resources and strategic tools.

Benefits of Diet Diversity

A diverse diet is the single most valuable way of meeting a child’s nutritional needs. The first nutritional need for a child to thrive well is energy.
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When comfort eating becomes uncomfortable

Most young people comfort eat at some point, we all do, because food feels nice and when we eat, neurochemicals like dopamine are released into the bloodstream, making us feel good. It’s absolutely normal to comfort eat from time to time.

It does become important, however, to distinguish between patterns of comfort and/or emotional over-eating from a more disordered way of eating, called binge eating disorder.

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One in Fifty with Binge Eating Disorder

Obesity has been steadily rising in children and adults in recent decades and over-consumption, unregulated eating as well as binge eating disorder are all factors. One in fifty people have binge-eating disorder – a mental health difficulty, not a dietary choice. Young people with this condition often find it very difficult to tell anyone about it, and don’t seek help early enough.

Early helpfor Eating Disorders

Eating Disorders are serious mental health conditions; a complex mix of patterns of thinking, beliefs, experiences, inheritance, control and over-evaluation of appearance are all key features of eating disorders. Early intervention is always the best approach, giving young people opportunities to work with change. I offer nutritional assessment, meal planning, supplementation, food, neuro-biology and physiology education and food-related behaviour change within the spectrum of disordered eating and eating disorder in teens.

Working with food-related behaviour change takes time and commitment, and a range of supports are needed, with psychological and/or family support essential. Early help is critical pre-puberty in order to avoid the growth stunting, poor bone mineralisation and infertility that can result. Carine has recognised advanced dietetic training in eating disorders, and offers early assessment, dietary treatment for young people who are stable and motivated to work towards recovery.

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