@uncceed

Official Twitter account of the UNC Center of Excellence for Eating Disorders.

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Joined October 2012
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ARFID-GEN Study@ARFIDGEN1 Mar 2023
Today's #ARFID truth: Food restriction associated isn't motivated by weight & shape concerns. People with ARFID typically restrict because of disinterest in food, sensory aversions, or fear of GI problems like choking or stomach pain. #EDAW #edawareness #pickyeating
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ARFID-GEN Study@ARFIDGEN27 Feb 2023
#ARFID (aka #pickyeating or #selectiveeating) is a lesser-know #eatingdisorder & #feedingdisorder. It affects all ages & involves restricting amount and/or type of food. This #EDAW we're posting info and answering common questions about ARFID and picky eating. Follow for more.
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ARFID-GEN Study@ARFIDGEN28 Feb 2023
To dispel myths & misconceptions about #ARFID, we're sharing one ARFID truth each day until Friday. Today's truth: ARFID has serious consequences, which can be physical and/or psychosocial. #EDAW2023 #EDAW #edawareness #NEDAWeek #NEDAW #pickyeating #sensoryissues
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About Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) and the ARFID-GEN Research Study uncexchanges.org/2023/02/27/…

About Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) and the ARFID-GEN Research Study

Learn more about avoidant-restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) and the ARFID Genes and Environment (ARFID-GEN) study.

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A Necessary Conversation Prompt: Stigma has a Look, but Eating Disorders Do Not uncexchanges.org/2023/02/09/…

A Necessary Conversation Prompt: Stigma has a Look, but Eating Disorders Do Not

by Natasha Berthold, The University of Western Australia @BertholdNatasha Many individuals who have experienced an eating disorder (ED), or been close to someone who has, have heard the sentence st…

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What is eco-concern and how is it related to eating behaviors and disordered eating? uncexchanges.org/2022/12/09/…

What is eco-concern and how is it related to eating behaviors and disordered eating?

by Baiyu Qi, MPH Climate change has been progressively worsening during the past few decades and has had adverse impact on mental health. Many people have experienced distress related to climate cr…

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2022 International Conference on Eating Disorders: My Experiences Presenting Virtually and Meeting with an Eating Disorder Expert uncexchanges.org/2022/12/02/…

2022 International Conference on Eating Disorders: My Experiences Presenting Virtually and Meeting...

by Meredith Bowman As my first time attending ICED, I was very impressed how the Academy for Eating Disorders (AED) adapted to the challenges of running this conference virtually. The main navigati…

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How Can Social Media Influence Obsessive Eating and Fitness Behaviors? uncexchanges.org/2022/11/23/…

How Can Social Media Influence Obsessive Eating and Fitness Behaviors?

by Reese Layh In the past decade, rates of social media engagement have skyrocketed. Currently, 72% of Americans use at least one social media site (“Pew Research”, 2022). Adolescents and young adu…

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Interoception in Anorexia Nervosa uncexchanges.org/2022/11/20/…

Interoception in Anorexia Nervosa

By Alexis Dumain Anorexia nervosa (AN) is a serious disorder that is difficult to treat, and relapse is common.1-4 One reason it may be difficult to treat may be that established interventions are …

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We have just adjusted the stipend for the @UNCCEED Summer Research Fellowship to account for the impact of inflation on trainees. Read more here:med.unc.edu/psych/eatingdiso…

Training Opportunities - Center of Excellence for Eating Disorders

We are on the leading edge of clinical and research training From bench to bedside, researchers in the program are developing new ways to improve treatment and understand the causes of eating...

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We're excited to announce applications are open for the 2023 CEED Summer Research Fellowship. Applications due December 1 to allow for paperwork and ensure rapid onboarding of fellows! Hit the ground running at CEED! med.unc.edu/psych/eatingdiso…

Training Opportunities - Center of Excellence for Eating Disorders

We are on the leading edge of clinical and research training From bench to bedside, researchers in the program are developing new ways to improve treatment and understand the causes of eating...

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Listening to "UNC Eco-Concern Study Team | Understanding Climate Change Concerns & Eating Behaviors" at buzzsprout.com/1786652/11478…

UNC Eco-Concern Study Team | Understanding Climate Change Concerns &...

*Please note: This episode contains discussions around anxiety, depression, and eating disorders.Some individuals are making food choices based on carbon footprint, according to Melissa Munn-Cherno...

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Barriers to seeking treatment for eating disorders amongst South Asian populations uncexchanges.org/2022/09/15/…

Barriers to seeking treatment for eating disorders amongst South Asian populations

By Avantika Kapadia -UNC CEED Summer Fellow 2022 Avantika Kapadia (@KapadiaAvantika) was a CEED Summer Fellow for 2022. One of her major research interests centers on the intersection between obses…

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Find us outside the Student Union on Wednesday, August 31 for the #SustainabilitySocial! Help us understand the relation between #ecoconcern and #mentalhealth. @Sustainable_UNC More info: sustainable.unc.edu/news/202…
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One way forward for eating disorders genetics uncexchanges.org/2022/07/30/…

One way forward for eating disorders genetics

by Natasha Berthold Natasha Berthold is a 2022 CEED Summer Research Fellow, although for her it’s a Winter Research Fellowship as she is a PhD student at the University of Western Australia, …

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Updates from the National Center of Excellence for Eating Disorders uncexchanges.org/2022/07/28/…

Updates from the National Center of Excellence for Eating Disorders

by Courtenay Pierce and the NCEED team Since our last update, NCEED officially launched SBIRT-ED  during the week of June 20th. Now available for free, primary care physicians across the U.S. can a…

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Review of “Epidemiology of Eating Disorders in Africa” uncexchanges.org/2022/07/26/…

Review of “Epidemiology of Eating Disorders in Africa”

by Rebecca Gwira Rebecca Gwira is a 2022 UNC CEED Summer Research Fellow and a graduate student in the Department of Counseling and Psychological Services at Georgia State University. This June whi…

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Internalized Weight Stigma (Part 2): Relation to Eating Disorders and Next Steps uncexchanges.org/2022/07/24/…

Internalized Weight Stigma (Part 2): Relation to Eating Disorders and Next Steps

by Emily Presseller and Natalie Papini Emily Presseller (@EmilyPresseller) is a 2022 CEED Summer Fellow. Her research interests include understanding factors that influence the maintenance of and r…

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Internalized Weight Stigma and Eating Disorders (Part 1): An overview of the research uncexchanges.org/2022/07/23/…

Internalized Weight Stigma and Eating Disorders (Part 1): An overview of the research

by Emily Presseller and Natalie Papini Emily Presseller (@EmilyPresseller) is a 2022 CEED Summer Fellow. Her research interests include understanding factors that influence the maintenance of and r…

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What factors put a child at risk for eating disorders and disordered eating? uncexchanges.org/2022/07/16/…

What factors put a child at risk for eating disorders and disordered eating?

by Jose Nicolas Murgueitio Nicolas Murgueitio is a 2022 UNC CEED Summer Research Fellow and a graduate student in the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience at UNC Chapel Hill. (En español, haga…

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