Denis Lenta-Odedra
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Denis Lenta-Odedra
@curiousedrmn.bsky.social
Mental Health Nurse | Specialist Eating Disorder Service (SEDS) | MBT Practitioner | Visiting Lecturer | Interests: equity in ED service access and treatment for males and LGBTQ+ individuals 🏳️‍🌈 | Birmingham, UK
NHS England's new ED guidance ditches BMI thresholds and is crucial for identifying males whose EDs hide as "gym culture."
Be aware of compulsive exercise, obsessive macro tracking, muscle dysmorphia, social withdrawal around food. Don’t wait for low BMI! 🤔
www.england.nhs.uk/2026/01/nhs-...
NHS England » NHS staff to train teachers, school nurses, and GPs to spot eating disorders
NHS England » NHS staff to train teachers, school nurses, and GPs to spot eating disorders
www.england.nhs.uk
February 8, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Reposted by Denis Lenta-Odedra
Anorexia nervosa has the potential to affect fetal neurodevelopment. Sam Amar et al. examined the association between maternal #anorexianervosa and mental, substance-related, and #neurodevelopmental morbidity in offspring. https://bit.ly/4oSz1Vz
<em>Child and Adolescent Mental Health</em> | ACAMH Journal | Wiley Online Library
Background Anorexia nervosa has the potential to affect fetal neurodevelopment. We examined the association between maternal anorexia nervosa and mental, substance-related, and neurodevelopmental mo...
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February 6, 2026 at 2:40 PM
Reposted by Denis Lenta-Odedra
RCT: Web-based guided self-help was noninferior to usual treatment in reducing binge-eating episodes in binge eating disorder at both the end of treatment and at 20 weeks after treatment. ja.ma/4q6daMe
October 10, 2025 at 6:00 PM
A significant step forward - the welcome release of national guidance yesterday on CYP eating disorder services.

Three key developments:

👉 Prevention and early intervention
👉 Community-first approach
👉 Integrated pathways with reasonable adjustments

www.england.nhs.uk/long-read/ea...
NHS England » Eating disorder services for children and young people: National guidance
NHS England » Eating disorder services for children and young people: National guidance
www.england.nhs.uk
February 8, 2026 at 12:27 PM