Nutrition education

Registered dietitians and other professionals who take part in your treatment can help you learn more about your eating disorder and create a plan to regain and maintain healthy eating habits. It's important to seek treatment from someone who has specialized training in eating disorders because this training is not standard for dietitians. Goals of nutrition education may be to:

• Work toward a healthy weight for your personal history and body type.
• Learn how nutrition affects your body, including knowing how your eating disorder causes nutrition issues and physical problems.
• Practice eating flexibly and with sufficient portions to support health and development.
• Set consistent eating patterns — generally, at least three meals a day with at least one to two snacks.
• Correct health problems due to poor nutrition.