Image credit: https://the-dots.com/projects/the-i-m-tired-project-185468 Yes, blaming individuals for living in larger bodies–the way Weight Watchers* and frankly most health care providers have done—may thankfully be changing. It’s a long overdue shift. The weight-centric healthcare model — in other words, ‘if you’re

A note to physicians. So your patients want to start Ozempic/Mounjaro/Wegovy? Please, please, please consider the following: Screening for an eating disorder Use SCOFF, designed for primary care providers: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1070794/ It takes 2 minutes It’s highly sensitive and specific Referring

Halloween. Eat the candy. Break the rules. Feel better. A learning opportunity for you and your children.

Atypical Anorexia Nervosa: What it is and how we can help A patient walks into the nutrition office feeling frustrated that her calorie restriction and countless hours of exercise have not been successful in sustained weight loss. She reports feeling

Think about these issues first. If you’ve spent any time on social media recently, you’ve probably caught wind of the latest trending topic in weight loss: use of Ozempic, Wegovy, Trulicity, and Saxenda. This class of prescription medications, GLP1RAs, is

Atypical Anorexia Nervosa: What it is and how we can help A patient walks into the nutrition office feeling frustrated that her calorie restriction and countless hours of exercise have not been successful in sustained weight loss. She reports feeling

Have you ever felt like, no matter what you do to control your weight, you always end up right back where you started? Have you been told that obesity is a choice, or that living in a larger body is

Amidst the overall alarm and anguish that we are all experiencing due to the pandemic, COVID-19 has highlighted fears around food and eating. Some of us are stuck at home with bountiful pantries, distressed by the abundance of food. Others

Welcome to this Covid 19 column addressing what you (and your patients) can do to take control of your health during these crazy times. I’ve included relevant news briefs as well as findings from our telehealth practice (and from more

New Year’s Resolutions Don’t Make Them If You’re Gonna Break Them I hate New Year’s Resolutions. Maybe it’s because I’m not organized enough to think about what I really want to change. Or, perhaps it’s because I don’t like setting

Listen to Heritage Radio’s interview with Lori on Feast Yr Ears. http://heritageradionetwork.org/podcast/lori-lieberman/ Topics addressed: Why I love working with people with eating disorders–the most challenging of all my patients More nutrition pet peeves, what simple step pediatricians can take to catch

By Lori Lieberman, RD, MPH, CDE, LDN In an attempt to tackle the “obesity epidemic” kids, educators and parents often receive well-intentioned but potentially harmful messages to manage eating. (1) Calorie-counting apps and black and white messages about what’s healthy