Oxford, Ohio – A nutrition conference by students entitled “Nutrition in Disordered Eating” will be the eighth conference on November 6 and 7. It is a part of the Department of Kinesiology and Health’s nutrition program.
The general public is invited to the free event, although those who will attend the Thursday events are requested to bring any two canned foods which then will be given as a donation to the Oxford Community Choice Pantry. Head speakers for the conference will be a graduate of Miami University named Caitlin Cloutier that is now residing in Colorado and also currently working at the “Eating Recovery Center Behavioral Health center, and Doctor April Smith, from the Department of Psychology of Miami University.
The speakers will discuss information regarding current research focusing on the prevalence of diagnosis guidelines, disordered eating, and also treatment or urgent care options. The program will start from 6:30 am to 8:00 pm on Thursday at Pearson Hall at room 100, while Friday activities will be from 7:00 am to 5:00 pm in the Phillips Hall.
Nancy Parkinson, a Department of Kinesiology and Health’s clinical faculty member stated that for the past 4 years, students from the Nutrition and Dietetic department of Miami University have been planning and sponsoring a nutrition conference on campus. She added that the coming event will emphasize on how important interdisciplinary approach is to diagnosis that will lead to proper eating disorder treatments that will help many urgent care clinics.
A total of 60 students that are members of Nancy Parkinson’s two introductory classes are basically running the nutrition conference. She added that the students get to experience the process of planning and implementing such conferences.
Previous topics touched areas like sports nutrition, the taste of nutrition, diabetes, allergies, children and nutrition, and also current food fads. This is to further highlight the importance of proper and healthy diets and help prevent any emergency visits to any urgent care clinic.
The organizers were able to gather statistics when it comes to eating disorders, they discovered that almost 50% of individuals with eating disorders often experience depression. They also proved that such eating disorders compared to other mental illness have the highest stats when it comes to the mortality rate. The aim of the coming nutrition conference in Miami University is to lessen the need of finding urgent care near me, with sharing of proper education and guidance when it comes to healthy living and eating habits.
