103: PCOS management without weight stigma

Kimmie Singh MS RD2Be joins us to talk about all things weight-inclusive care for PCOS (Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome). Kimmie describes how her "informal" nutrition education started young, while she was studying physics in college, when she was diagnosed with PCOS at age 19. Given little medical guidance or nutrition resources, Kimmie took it up on herself to learn how to manage her symptoms.  Much of what we see in the PCOS literature focuses on weight-normative care and promotes weight loss or "weight management". This episode provides information on how and why this approach will likely fail, and how to effectively manage PCOS without a focus on weight.  Stay tuned for a review of a weight-focused commentary in a recent AND journal, Kimmie's personal experiences, and a PCOS Q&A.  Things we talk about:  Julie Duffy Dillon and Kimmie Singh's 10-episode PCOS podcast series  PCOSandfoodpeace.com Kimmie's detailed blog series about PCOS on JulieDillonRD.com ASDAH Provider Network (for weight-inclusive healthcare) More about Kimmie Singh MS RD2Be: TastingAbudance.com Be part of the extended podcast conversations and meet fellow real-talkers by joining our Patreon community, for just $1.   Learn more about the Weight Inclusive Nutrition & Dietetics Events: weightinclusivenutrition.com Your host, Heather Caplan: HeatherCaplan.com, @heatherDCRD, @RDRealTalk. Have you left a review of the show yet? If not, please do! Click here and tap the stars. Questions or requests for the show? Reach out: RDRealTalk @ Gmail.com Last but not least, get more RD Real Talk from the newsletter, landing in your inbox weekly!