Health at Every Size and Intuitive Eating: An Evidence-Based Approach to Health and Wellness

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Target Audience

Registered dieticians, nutritionists, nutrition students, health educator, mental health therapists, nurses, personal trainers, physical therapists and other interested healthcare professionals

Description

Traditional approaches to health improvement typically involve weight loss recommendations, however, weight loss is largely unsupported in the scientific literature as an effective treatment for health conditions. Research shows that weight loss attempts have a 95% failure rate, with 1/3-2/3s of patients gaining back more weight than they lost. The pursuit of weight loss has been shown to increase the risk of binge eating, body dissatisfaction, poor self-esteem, and eating disorders. Weight neutral interventions have been shown to be as effective or more as weight loss interventions in helping patients improve quality of life and reduce disease risk.

The evidence-based treatment models of Intuitive Eating and Health at Every Size offer health professionals the opportunity to provide patients with wellness interventions that are weight neutral. In this 4-hour workshop, participants will learn about these non-diet approaches and the scientific evidence that supports their efficacy. Participants will receive instruction on tools, interventions, and counseling techniques to support the effective implementation of these treatment models. An experiential component will be utilized to allow participants to experience a sample of these treatment interventions.

The overall objective is to provide each participant with an understanding of the current research on weight and health, and offer an alternative treatment model that can be utilized in clinical practice.

Speaker
Annie Goldsmith, RD, LDN

The North Carolina AHEC Program is a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. An application has been submitted for the Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES) and/or Master Certified Health Education Specialists (MCHES) to potentially receive up to 4.0 hours total Category I continuing education contact hours.

This activity has been approved by the Commission on Dietetic Registration for 4.0 Hours of Continuing Professional Education (CPE Credit) - Activity #134904

Objectives

• Understand the 5 principals of the Health at Every Size model
• Understand the scientific evidence in support of using a weight-neutral approach
• Identify the potential harmful outcomes in recommending a diet or weight-loss intervention
• Understand weight stigma, bias, and discrimination and they role they play in health outcomes
• Describe three practical tips to apply in practice to move towards a weight-neutral approach with clients
• Define Intuitive Eating and describe the 3 core characteristics of an intuitive eater
• Discuss and explain the "10 Principles of Intuitive Eating"
• Describe two exercises that can aid clients in improving interoceptive awareness
• Define mindfulness and its application in the non-diet approach
• Understand how mindful eating supports the development of Intuitive Eating, and how to help patients build mindful eating skills

Contact

Chanyne Cupil BS

Sessions