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This presentation explores the historical and contemporary use of medical weight loss interventions and their complex impact on individuals with disordered eating and eating disorders. Attendees will examine how prescribed strategies-such as weight loss medications, caloric restriction, and behavioral programs-can inadvertently trigger, obscure, or intensify disordered eating symptoms. These interventions may also reinforce diet culture ideals, creating additional barriers to sustainable recovery. Through the lens of evidence-based research and real-world clinical vignettes, this session equips healthcare providers with practical tools to discuss weight loss interventions within eating disorder treatment. Participants will gain strategies to adapt treatment plans that center recovery while critically addressing the influence of diet culture during eating disorder care and weight loss. The session highlights how standard weight loss interventions can unintentionally reinforce disordered eating, while emphasizing patient autonomy and individualized wellness. The presentation concludes by inviting providers to reflect on their role in evolving eating disorder care toward a future that is inclusive, ethically grounded, trauma-informed, and actively resistant to the harms perpetuated by diet culture across all disciplines.
