47. Understanding and Treating Eating Disorders with Dr. Jake Linardon

<p>In this episode of Holistic Health Radio, I’m Dr. Jake Linardon, a Research Fellow and Psychology Lecturer at Deakin University in Melbourne, Australia.</p> <p>After completing his PhD in 2018, he continued research into eating disorders, with a primary focus on testing and evaluating a broad range of treatment approaches for eating disorders with the ultimate goal of finding more novel and effective ways to treat them.</p> <p>His research has been published in numerous scientific journals, and he is also an editorial board member for the International Journal of Eating Disorders.</p> <p>In today’s podcast Jake and I discuss:</p> <ul> <li>The prevalence and causes of eating disorders</li> <li>If they may be more prevalent in sporting/fitness populations and why</li> <li>The current first line treatments for eating disorders and their effectiveness</li> <li>New treatment strategies that look promising and how these are similar/different from what is the current standard of treatment</li> <li>The impact of dietary restraint and if this increases disordered eating</li> <li>The difference between rigid and flexible dietary restraint</li> <li>Why he started Break Binge Eating and what it offers</li> </ul> <p>You can follow Jake on Instagram <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/break.binge.eating/">@break.binge.eating</a></p> <p>Or check out his website <a href= "https://breakbingeeating.com/">www.breakbingeeating.com</a></p> <p><strong>If you enjoyed this episode please be sure to:</strong></p> <p>❤️Subscribe to the podcast so you don't miss an episode!</p> <p>❤️Leave us a rating and written review</p> <p>❤️Follow Sarah Liz King on Instagram <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/sarahlizking/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">@sarahlizking</a></p> <p>❤️Check out my coaching services on <a href= "https://sarahlizking.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">www.sarahlizking.com</a></p>