Hormones & Eating Disorders

1.25 CEUs for Registered Dietitians 🗓️ Available: May 1, 2025 – March 25, 2028 👩‍⚕️ 

Facilitator: Kate Kaczor, MBA, RD, CEDS-C 

🎙️ Moderator: Dustin Mesick, RDN, LD

Welcome to this
CEU-eligible webinar created for Registered Dietitians! This session explores how hormones impact eating disorder symptomology, menstrual function, and bone health, plus how RDs can use nutrition-focused strategies to support hormone balance and recovery.

✅ What You’ll Learn:
✔️ How hormones contribute to eating disorder behaviors
✔️ The hormonal basis of hypothalamic amenorrhea, PMS/PMDD, and PCOS
✔️ Hormonal effects on bone mineral density in ED patients
✔️ Nutritional interventions to support hormone regulation and recovery

🕒 Webinar Chapters: 

  • 0:00 – Introduction & Objectives
  • 03:11 – Hormone Overview 
  • 14:14 – Reproductive Hormones: HA, PMS, PCOS & Cycle Behaviors
  •  36:25 – Bone Health in Eating Disorder Recovery
  • 43:16 – The RD’s Role: Nutrition, Cycle Tracking, Relapse Prevention
  • 48:25 – Live Q\&A: Real-World Scenarios
  • 1:03:19 – Closing Remarks

Upon completing this video, you’ll be eligible to receive a Continuing Education Unit (CEU).