Eating Disorders: The trouble finding treatment in Vermont

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Written By Elaina Efird, RDN

BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - It’s estimated some 55,000 Vermonters will suffer from an eating disorder in their lifetime.

Eating disorders are both a mental health issue and a physical health one. So how do clinicians help manage the complex intersection of those and get patients on the road to recovery?

As part of my ongoing investigation into eating disorder treatment in Vermont, I visited the Kahm Clinic in Burlington to find out.

Kahm Clinic Registered Dietician Elaina Efird always has food behind her desk. Not real food, rubber food. She uses it when eating disorder patients come in to help them show her what they’re eating.

Elaina Efird, RDN
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