Watch Beat's Clinical Advice Co-ordinator Umairah Malik speak to @5_news about ARFID including the lack of specialist help available and the need for more research 👇
‘This is different from picky eating. This is a disorder’
Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder is when someone avoids certain foods, limits their intake or does both.
@KrupaPadhyBBC spoke to Lisa, a mother whose son has the eating disorder, and @DrSRanote from @beatED ⬇️
Did you catch us on @BBCBreakfast at 8.15 this morning? 🚨
A big thanks to Kerri (our Head of Safeguarding), our fantastic media volunteer Lisa and to @gemmaoaten for talking about ARFID and the need for more funding into eating disorders research and treatment 🧡
❓ Should teenage girls with anorexia take hormone supplements?
Dr Laura Flexer, GP and @DrSRanote, clinical spokesperson for the charity Beat, join @BBCNuala to discuss the latest research on the connection between oestrogen, bone health and anorexia.
🎧 Listen here ⬇️
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Don't worry! Join us for #CharityPR next week and hear learnings from @hospiceuk's @charliejking and @beatED's @jasminelliott_. Make sure you don't miss out!
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FHA – Functional Hypothalamic Amenorrhea - is when over-exercising, under-eating, or stress causes the body to stop menstruating. We speak to @mnhwilliams from @beatED and fitness coach Olivia Nevill to find out more.
It’s a worrying time, with @beatED seeing an increasing number of calls from people concerned about the cost of living. Thanks to @jessthegriff for speaking to me!
https://t.co/MVAtRGDtvv
“There’s a huge misconception that eating disorders are a phase”
The charity Beat says medical staff need better training in how to treat people with eating disorders.
GP Dr Helen Wall tells #BBCBreakfast why change is needed ⬇️
https://t.co/ZEUX7zhMOc
Organisations and charities now employ and use volunteers who have real life experience of the issues they deal with and campaign for.
Tom Quinn from @beatED and @miriamtaylor55 join us as we talk about what safeguards are in place to protect them: https://t.co/y5Y9cWjOsf
Our amazing volunteer @RebelBarefoot and her husband join @BBCWomansHour to discuss their experience of an #ED. Check it out below 👇🏻
TW - open discussion of eating disorders.