Possible reasons to seek support:
- You’re concerned about your current eating habits and how that might be impacting your health
- You find yourself thinking and worrying about food, calories, etc. all the time, and it’s stressing you out
- You believe you might have disordered eating habits
- You want to gain/lose/maintain weight and want professional advice
- You have a new or existing medical condition (e.g. diabetes, recovering from injury/surgery, etc.) that may require you to have an altered diet
- You want to eat healthier but still want to enjoy the foods you love
Finding a Dietitian
If you’re struggling with food and eating in any way, or simply have questions about nutrition in general, I’d advise you to visit or contact a Registered Dietitian or Registered Dietitian Nutritionist near you.
If you’re in Canada, go to: https://www.dietitians.ca/Find-a-Dietitian.aspx
If you’re in the USA, go to: https://www.eatright.org/find-an-expert
Beware of nutrition information given out by people who are not registered or certified, i.e., claim the title of “Nutritionist” without an RD or RDN designation. Always be sure to cross-reference this information with an RD/RDN or a doctor.
24/7 Hotline Resources:
In case of an emergency, call 911.
Kids Help Phone: 1-800-668-6868
Looking Glass Crisis Line: 1 866-661-3311
Door of Hope: 803-570-2061 (text/call)
Other ED Resources:
National Eating Disorder Information Centre (NEDIC): https://nedic.ca/
Eating Disorder Hope: https://www.eatingdisorderhope.com/recovery
National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA): https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/help-support
Credible Nutrition Resources:
Government of Canada: https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/food-nutrition.html
Dietitians of Canada Resources: https://www.dietitians.ca/Advocacy/Toolkits-and-Resources
Canadian Nutrition Society: https://cns-scn.ca/
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics: eatright.org
MyPlate (USA): https://www.choosemyplate.gov/https://www.googleadservices.com/pagead/aclk?sa=L&ai=DChcSEwiTwvC04dboAhUFGAwKHeHwAtgYABAAGgJxYg&ohost=www.google.com&cid=CAESQeD25CCi8CQEkyhNHJJfhc2MDS2-18SaQSg91Iqcj4dH5C6Nhys9iJYiWbw8DdjaHjBK8oU3TXKWFBaeFA1hadny&sig=AOD64_12-f2YtOHehlCHnGwPiqZuLphuUg&q=&ved=2ahUKEwishuW04dboAhVDK80KHVEvBncQ0Qx6BAgOEAE&adurl=