Disordered Eating and Eating Disorders
Disordered Eating and Eating Disorders (DEED) subunit
Disordered Eating and Eating Disorder RD's: As a subunit of SCAN, Disordered Eating and Eating Disorders (DEED) has a leadership team, an organizational structure, and strategic goals.
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Statement of Purpose
DEED (Disordered Eating and Eating Disorder) is dedicated to promoting nutrition practices that aid in the prevention of harmful eating behaviors, the promotion of recovery from disordered eating and eating disorders, and the development of lifelong healthful attitudes and behaviors related to food, body weight and physical activity. DEED members have a wealth of clinical experience in medical nutrition therapy and serve as a source of science-based information for other allied health professionals, other DEED members, and those we serve.
Resource List
Find resources including professional organizations, resources for the public, and treatment providers in the area of disordered eating and eating disorders here.
Feature Articles
- Disordered Eating in Adolescent Athletes: Prevalence and Risk Factors
- Night Eating Syndrome: Overview and Treatment
- Nature and Nurture: A Contemporary View of Eating Disorders
- Addiction and Overeating
- Behind the Food: Novel Factors Influencing Behavior and Food Choices in Disordered Eating
- Orthorexia Nervosa: An Unhealthy Obsession with Healthful Eating
- Our Clients' Families: Perspectives of a Professional
DEED Goals
- Apply and expand the science and art of nutrition therapy in disordered eating and eating disorders.
- Provide guidance in safe and effective nutrition therapy practices for disordered eating and eating disorders.
- Increase visibility of members with other organizations.
- Position members to succeed in a variety of nutritional fields including but not limited to clinical, educational and consulting settings.
- Provide leadership and insight to issues which offer opportunities for the RD to be proactive, resulting in an increase in demand for and utilization of services.
- Provide opportunities for education and professional growth to members working with disordered eating and eating disorders (workshops, presentations, e-learning).
- Maintain and expand the DEED subunit
* Recruit and retain members.
* Enlist member volunteers to create, implement, and manage DEED activities.
* Communicate with members via social media, website, and SCAN'S PULSE newsletter. - Maintain educational and practice-related resources on SCAN’s Web site.
- Educate RDs regarding the Standards of Practice (SOP) and Standards of Professional Performance (SOPP) for RDs in Disordered Eating and Eating Disorders.
- Communicate, network and partner with other professional organizations involved in prevention, treatment, and research.
- Serve as a resource in the field of eating disorders to expand education opportunities and promote our members as experts in this area of dietetic practice to those who can refer or hire them.
- Promote leadership positions for DEED members within other organizations.