Helping Patients and Clients Who Eat for Emotional Reasons
Eating for reasons other than hunger is a nutrition and health-related behavior that many registered dietitian nutritionists encounter when working with patients and clients.
Review the latest information about weight management throughout the life cycle, including weight gain during pregnancy. Read about nutrition-related goals following bariatric surgery and how you can support clients in achieving realistic weight-loss goals. Also review behavioral resources that address emotional eating and holiday weight gain.
Eating for reasons other than hunger is a nutrition and health-related behavior that many registered dietitian nutritionists encounter when working with patients and clients.
8/12/2022 - It has been estimated that about 15 percent of adults in the U.S. have tried using a dietary supplement to achieve weight loss.
03/22/2022 - In the last 30 years, the number of adults with obesity, defined as a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or higher has increased in the United States. For individuals with a BMI greater than or equal to 25 who become pregnant, there is an increased risk for a number of complications.
12/10/2021 - How much weight is gained on average during the holiday season? It’s a regular question received by registered dietitian nutritionists in the United States.
07/16/2021 - January 1st is the annual start date for many people who resolve to make changes to the foods they eat and their physical activity routines.
07/08/2021 - It is commonly recommended that individuals attempting weight loss ramp up their water intake, but there remains a lack of research that directly addresses the efficacy of water consumption to facilitate weight loss.
06/30/2021 - The revised guidelines reinforce the need to assess and identify patients who would benefit from weight loss.
05/26/2021 - For older adults, there has been some research suggesting a protective effect in individuals with certain health conditions and an overweight or obese BMI; however, further research is needed regarding the effect of obesity on mortality in this population.
06/15/2020 - Obesity Statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reflect more than one-third (42.4% of adults and 18.5%of youth in the United States have obesity.
06/08/2020 - In 2009, the Institute of Medicine and the National Research Council of the National Academies reviewed the guidelines for gestational weight gain (GWG) for the first time since 1990.
03/02/2017 - Endoscopic bariatric therapy is gaining acceptance as more effective and less invasive than bariatric surgery.