Why are trans folk at higher risk of eating disorders? Nadia and Jade find out why with Dr Allegra Gordon, post-doctoral researcher at Harvard Striped (https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/striped/) Let us know what you think https://twitter.com/car_UWE To find out more about CAR: www.uwe.ac.uk/car About Dr Allegra Gordon: https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/striped/team/faculty/allegra-gordon-scd-mph/ Allegra Recommends on Trans, EDs, and Body Image: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/how-current-eating-disorder-discourse-fails-the-lgbtq_b_5975e0fce4b0f1feb89b44e7 https://www.huffpost.com/entry/when-gender-dysphoria-compounds-body-dysmorphia-in_b_59f3c3cae4b05f0ade1b5757 https://www.transfolxfightingeds.org http://thirdwheeled.com/ Some of the research studies discussed: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5241136/ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1054139X15000877 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/15538605.2016.1177806 Gender affirmation framework- Jae Sevelius https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11199-012-0216-5

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