Greenletes Podcast

Eating Disorders In Athletes with Wendy Sterling, MS, RD, CSSD, CEDRD-S

July 05, 2022 Natalie Rizzo, MS, RD
Greenletes Podcast
Eating Disorders In Athletes with Wendy Sterling, MS, RD, CSSD, CEDRD-S
Show Notes

Wendy Sterling, MS, RD, CSSD, CEDRD-S is a Certified Eating Disorder Registered Dietitian and Approved Supervisor through the International Eating Association of Eating Disorder Professionals, and a Board-Certified Specialist in Sports Dietetics in the Bay Area in California. She has consulted for the Oakland Athletics, Golden State Warriors, NY Jets, and NY Islanders. Her newest book, A Parent's Guide to Diet-Free Living, Exercise and Body Image, just came out this past March 2022. In this episode, we chat about: 

  • The difference between an eating disorder and disordered eating
  • Factors that play into the development of eating disorders 
  • How eating disorders are diagnosed
  • Is there any particular sport or population that is at a greater risk of disordered eating and eating disorders? 
  • Differences in eating disorders between males and females
  • What can an athlete do if they think they have an eating disorder? 
  • Wendy's plate by plate approach

Check out Wendy's website at: www.sterlingnutrition.com. Follow her on Instagram at @wendy_sterling and @platebyplateapproach   or  Twitter: @WendyMSRD.

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