Now What? - Maudsley Parents

You ve been told to go home and feed your child now what ? Parents using the Maudsley approach to help their children recover from anorexia have to come up with menus that have enough calories to reverse the process of malnutrition. It s a daunting task, and it usually requires a paradigm shift. Most of us have been taught from early on to cut calories, not add them. We ve been told to look for ways to cut back on fat, not add it in. But your child needs lots of calories and a balance of protein, fats and carbohydrates. Most people are surprised to learn just how many calories it takes to reverse the malnutrition of anorexia. (Some doctors are surprised about this, too.) While no one can explain exactly why this is true, the answer probably has to do with how the metabolism is altered by malnutrition.

daunting task, You’ve been told to go home and feed your child Now What? Parents using the Maudsley approach to help their children recover from anorexia have to come up with menus that have

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