Why is prevention and early intervention important? Eating disorders affect a significant proportion of the population. In the United States alone, an estimated 28.8 million people will experience a clinically significant eating disorder at some point in their lives. Body dissatisfaction is one of the strongest risk factors for developing these difficulties. Exposure to unrealistic “appearance ideals” in media has been consistently linked to increased body dissatisfaction, dieting, and...

Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) is an eating or feeding disturbance marked by an ongoing pattern of restricted food intake or limited variety that leads to one or more clinically significant consequences.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy focuses on the relationship between our thoughts, emotions, and behaviours, and how shifting one part of that system can bring about meaningful change.