Saturday, March 7, 2009: 9:00 AM-10:30 AM
Melbourne (Westin Long Beach)
This workshop will discuss the physiological aspects of perimenopause and menopause, including medical and nutritional issues for women with disordered eating. Strategies for managing weight gain will be discussed, as well as recommendations for activity and nutrition supplements. The use of antidepressants and hormone replacement therapy will also be addressed.
Mid-life Weight Gain and Eating Disorders: What's a Woman to Do?
I. Mid-life eating disorders
II. Definitions and physiology of perimenopause and estrogen deficiency
III.What causes weight gain?
IV. Managing weight gain and other symptoms
V. Case study
VI. Questions and discussion
There has been an increase in the number of women presenting for treatment with mid-life eating disorders. Perimenopause and menopause, which occur at mid-life, can be stressful for all women and result in weight gain. Women with disordered eating face extra challenges at the time of perimenopause, including increased depression, anxiety, problems with physical health, and body image concerns. A holistic approach that includes diet, activity, sleep, stress management, nutrition supplements, mood management and body acceptance can help to make the transition easier and to minimize weight gain.
Primary Presenter:
Diane Keddy, MS, RD, FAED
Diane Keddy, MS, RD, FAED is a nutrition therapist who has 23 years experience treating men, women and children with eating disorders in inpatient, outpatient and residential treatment settings. She is the nutrition columnist for the publication Eating Disorders Today, and has authored several professional publications on nutrition therapy for eating disorders, including the chapter on outpatient treatment in the American Dietetic Association’s textbook on eating disorders. Diane is in private practice in Newport Beach, California, where she devotes her time to treating eating disorder clients and their families.
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