Primary Care Perspectives: Episode 160- Eating Disorders and Diet Culture Primary Care Perspectives

Diet culture seems pervasive in our society and impacts our children and adolescents. In this episode, Nicole Cifra, MD, MPH, MHPEd, Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics in the Division of Adolescent Medicine at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia discusses the influence of diet culture, signs of eating disorders, and ways to have a weight neutral approach with patients. Early identification of eating disorders has a huge impact on prognosis and primary care providers play a crucial role in this identification.