Ursula Philpot

Does Watching Short-Form #WhatIEatInADay Videos Impact Eating Disorder Cognitions and Urges to Engage in Eating Disorder Behaviors? An Experimental Investigation of TikTok Short-form “What I Eat in a Day” (#WhatIEatInADay) videos are common on social media, such as on TikTok, and show a creator eating food across the ass…

Great new study from @drheatherdavis.bsky.social showing the negative impacts of #whatIeatinaday on eating disorder symptoms: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Poster inviting people to take part in a research project about the accessibility of CAMHS for autistic children and young people.

We are looking for autistic children & young people aged 11-18 to participate in a survey about improving the accessibility of CAMHS in the UK. Views can be shared by writing, recording a voice note, or drawing & labelling a picture. Link in QR code below or here: ljmu.questionpro.eu/a/TakeSurvey...

Really important thread from @lucyfoulkes.bsky.social regarding potential harm from universal/group based interventions in schools.

Please support our research collaborative-UK only for this one.

Letters of Hope is my favourite chapter of ‘eating disorders: the basics’. 🩵💙🩵

Scientists discover that brain region acts like an “anxiety meter,” scaling activity to match threat level New research shows the ventral hippocampus scales its activity according to anxiety levels. Like an "anxiety meter," this brain region's neurons become more active as anxiety increases.

New research shows the ventral hippocampus scales its activity according to anxiety levels. Like an "anxiety meter," this brain region's neurons become more active as anxiety increases.

We are recruiting UK based clinicians in eating disorder services to think about barriers & enablers for implementing autism affirming care, for example PEACE pathway. If you would be willing to be interviewed over TEAMS there is more information here! edinburgh.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

Mediterranean Diet May Cut Risk for Obesity-Related Cancers Individuals with a higher adherence to the Mediterranean diet may have a slightly reduced risk for certain obesity-related cancers, a recent analysis found.

Greater adherence to the #Mediterranean diet was associated with a reduction in the risk for #obesity-related #cancers, particularly #hepatocellular, #kidney, and #colorectal cancers. www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...

Western diet rapidly damages brain blood flow but omega-3s offer protection Western diets harm adolescent brain blood flow within weeks, research in mice reveals. Omega-3 fatty acids, like those in fish oil, showed a surprising ability to protect against this damage.

Western diets harm adolescent brain blood flow within weeks, research in mice reveals. Omega-3 fatty acids, like those in fish oil, showed a surprising ability to protect against this damage.

Poster advertising the study, looking for parents or carers of autistic young people who have been referred to mental health services in the uk. Interested parents can provide the survey link to their child.

We are looking for autistic children & young people aged 11-18 to participate in a survey about improving the accessibility of CAMHS in the UK. Views can be shared by writing, recording a voice note, or drawing & labelling a picture. Link in QR code below or here: ljmu.questionpro.eu/ImprovingAcc...

Are you a health care professional working in #EatingDisorders?

KateTchanturia and her team’s workshop ‘Link between Eating disorders and #Autism: PEACE pathway Conference’ will share specially developed resources to take back to your clinic.

#MedSky #AcademicSky

Register: bit.ly/3Sk2Xgl

Enteral Tube Nutrition in Anorexia Nervosa and Atypical Anorexia Nervosa and Outcomes: A Systematic Scoping Review Background: Anorexia nervosa and atypical anorexia nervosa require refeeding as a core part of their treatment, and enteral tube nutrition (ETN) may be needed in some individuals either to supplement ...

📚Enteral tube nutrition (ETN) is sometimes needed as a part of treatment for anorexia nervosa. This scoping review explores outcomes across ETN phases, from initial nutrition to the transition to oral intake.
www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/17...

Neural Correlates of Children with Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) Symptoms

Dr. Michelle Sader discusses her co-authored JCPP paper ‘Neural correlates of children with avoidant restrictive food intake disorder symptoms: large-scale neuroanatomical analysis of a paediatric population’. (4 mins)
bit.ly/ARFID_Michel...

#ARFID #EatingDisorders #ACAMHlearn

BDA Student Virtual Visit

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Then see below for details on a FREE webinar for you!

✅learn how the BDA can support you during your studies & into your dietetic career
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🗓️ 11 February
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Lucy Stafford - Take part in my research This image was created using DALL-E

Have you got an eating disorder? Please consider taking part in my survey to better understand the role of self-reported gastric interoception: sites.google.com/york.ac.uk/l... Any contribution is massively appreciated!