Understanding Eating Disorders & Obesity - Health Talks

Eating disorders are serious mental health conditions that impact millions of individuals and often intersect with obesity in unexpected ways. In this OAC Health Talk, psychologist and certified eating disorders specialist Kelly Broadwater, LPA, and anti-weight discrimination advocate Melinda J Watman, RN, will delve into various eating disorders and their connection to obesity. The pair will also outline essential treatment components and guide you on where to find help if you or a loved one is struggling.
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The Obesity Action Coalition is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to elevating and empowering individuals affected by obesity through education, advocacy and support. We work to raise awareness of and eliminate weight bias and discrimination in healthcare, education, media and the workplace; fight to improve access to science-based treatment and care of obesity for those who choose to seek it; and provide support through education and community events.

[@eggface]

What an informative talk! Thank you Dr. Broadwater and thank you Melinda for sharing your patient story!

[@alr293]

What proportion of people with eating disorders might also have something else going on, like monogenic obesity, I wonder…?

[@alr293]

I don’t have an eating disorder or monogenic obesity, but-in order to do the things that could get me to a reasonable weight-I had to do things like OMAD, back when “skipping meals” was considered the start of an eating disorder.

[@alr293]

I am glad you are discussing this because it does seem like there are so many who have suffered so much from the judgment and harshness of expectations from others. And it completely makes sense why so min of this does result in disorders in regards to controlling those aspects that people are often judged so harshly and unfairly for. I was fortunate to grow up with parents and adults in my life who did not believe in shaming or controlling beyond health.