Jamie (she/her/hers) is the Director of Nutrition and Wellness, for the residential level of care at Center for Discovery and has a private practice, where she utilizes a non-diet and dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) informed approach combining both nutrition and psychology. Jamie received her Bachelor of Science degree in nutrition and dietetics from California State University of Long Beach, with a minor in psychology and completed her dietetic internship with Oakwood University. She is a Certified Eating Disorder Registered Dietitian & Supervisor (CEDRD-S), and a certified Be Body Positive Facilitator.
Jamie is most passionate about both supporting people on their journey to finding their authentic selves and helping clinicians seeking supervision to do the same. She has worked in the eating disorder field since 2007 with experience working at all levels of care. Jamie is passionate about creating an inclusive space for all folx and putting an end to weight stigma. She speaks publicly at the national and international level on size acceptance & challenging weight normative approaches, and other various topics related to eating disorders. Jamie believes the most important step in helping someone improve their relationship with food, mind, and body is meeting them where they are, and helping them build a life they can see for themselves.
Screening for Weight Suppression
The impact of both weight stigma and the limitations of gendered calculations within eating disorder treatment centers have been documented in concurrent research and patient accounts. Traditional methods for determining the need for weight restoration often exclusively rely on equations that include Ideal Body Weight via HAMWI or 50th percentile of CDC BMI-for-age growth curve data. These traditional methods conflate under-normative weight with weight suppression which neglects weight suppression in patients with "normal" and higher BMI. These methods also fail to offer gender-inclusive optio...Read morens. Research has shown that upwards of 94% of people with eating disorders are in bodies with "normal" and higher BMI and that gender diverse people are up to 16x more likely to develop eating disorders. This research paired with diverse patient reports highlights the need for more inclusive and accurate methods to determine weight suppression.
This presentation will introduce a novel and inclusive method to assess weight suppression in both adults and adolescents. Weight suppression is a concept that has been discussed in eating disorder literature for years but no universally accepted tool has been systemically implemented thus far. In this talk, we discuss the development process, the implementation in a higher level of care, review preliminary research that examined practitioner acceptability and inclusivity effectiveness for over 3,000 patients, and debut the finalized assessment tool to the ED community.
This novel weight suppression assessment was designed to be utilized with all patients regardless of body size, eating disorder diagnosis, gender identity, and access to health care. This tool collects information including weight history, vitals, lab values, changes in endocrine function not explained by another medical intervention, reported physical symptoms related to GI and cognitive function, and reported eating disorder behaviors. This assessment does not rely on criteria that require cost prohibitive test metrics (DEXA scan) or familial histories that some may not have access to obtain. The identified metrics are then organized into weighted categories (Primary Objective, Secondary Objective, and Subjective Markers) to determine if a patient is weight suppressed, possible weight suppressed, or likely not weight suppressed. Based on weight suppression status, dietitians initiate either active weight restoration or nutrition restoration as an initial treatment plan. To ensure individualized care, weight suppression status is reassessed throughout treatment based on various factors.
It is our hope that by introducing this weight suppression assessment tool, we offer a preface to future inclusivity efforts and research within the eating disorder community. Less...
Learning Objectives
- Define weight suppression and explain the benefits to patients of conceptualizing weight in this way.
- Explain the differences between weight suppression and underweight classifications and the need for weight restoration.
- Analyze the implications of gendered and normative reference standards in perpetuating exclusionary practices within diagnostic and treatment frameworks.
- Evaluate the methodological limitations of conventional weight restoration metrics, including Ideal Body Weight and BMI-for-age, in the context of weight suppression assessment.
Friday, November 14, 2025
Live Interactive Webinar
12:00 PM EST - 01:00 PM EST
EARN 1 CE Credit Hours
About the speakers
Jamie Atkins-Huerta RDN, CEDS-C (she/her/hers)
Director of Clinical Dietary Operations
Lindsay Birchfield, LB (they/them)
National Director for Virtual Programming & Innovation
LB grew up in Chicago, IL, completed their bachelors in dietetics from Miami University, received their masters in clinical nutrition from New York University and completed their internship at the James J Peters VA Hospital in New York City. They are a certified weightlifting coach (L1), and they are currently pursuing a certificate in somatic therapies. LB has practiced body and nutrition therapy across the continental US within various eating disorder treatment programs for the past 12 years prior to joining Center for Discovery. Their areas of specialization include disordered eating across age and genders, somatic therapies to support compulsive movement, trauma-informed weightlifting, nutritional healing following gastric surgeries, food-related trauma, and exposure therapy.
LB is the Executive Director of CFD's Path-to-Peace Virtual IOP and Path-to-Peace Outpatient Programming. In their spare time, LB finds inspiration within the classroom where they teach masters-level dietetic students about the complexities of health and body oppression within traditional healthcare. When looking for rest and relaxation, you can find LB at a Seattle Storm game, walking their dogs, or exploring various cuisines in their kitchen.
LB is the Executive Director of CFD's Path-to-Peace Virtual IOP and Path-to-Peace Outpatient Programming. In their spare time, LB finds inspiration within the classroom where they teach masters-level dietetic students about the complexities of health and body oppression within traditional healthcare. When looking for rest and relaxation, you can find LB at a Seattle Storm game, walking their dogs, or exploring various cuisines in their kitchen.
Kacy Grossman MS, RDN, CEDS-S (she/her/hers)
Director of Dietary Operations
Kacy earned her bachelor’s of science in Clinical Nutrition and minor in Psychology from the University of California, Davis. She then earned her master’s of science in Family and Consumer Sciences, Nutrition and completed her dietetic internship at California State University Northridge. After fourteen years in the field of eating disorder treatment, Kacy is now the Director of Nutrition and Wellness, Outpatient, for Center for Discovery where she has developed the outpatient dietary program that has been implemented in over 28 facilities nationwide and has been part of the development and implementation of a diagnostic specific Binge Eating Disorder treatment program at Discovery. Central Kacy’s work is a belief in an inclusive not exclusive approach to food and evidence-based practices. Kacy is a Certified Eating Disorder Registered Dietitian Supervisor, has served on the executive committee for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Behavioral Health and Nutrition dietetic practice group 2014-2018, was the Secretary for the Los Angeles IAEDP chapter and has spoken at national conferences on topics such as the gut-brain connection.
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