The Immigrant Experience: how generational trauma and xenophobia play a role in eating disorders, disordered eating and body dysmorphia in the Latin American and immigrant community

with Alice Figueroa Nuñez MPH, RD

The objective of this presentation is to discuss access to culturally-humble eating disorder services for Latin American immigrants in the United States. This presentation seeks to explore how language barriers, xenophobia, racism, and discrimination limit access to screening, diagnosis, and treatment tailored to meet the needs the Latinx/Latine population. It will also review current research on Eating Disorders diagnostic tools and interventions in Spanish and Portuguese created to address the needs of Latinx/Latine patients. 

(she/her)

Alice Figueroa Nuñez MPH, RD

Alice Figueroa, MPH, RDN, is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, Certified Dietitian Nutritionist, registered yoga teacher, and cookbook author who is passionate about promoting universal access to nutrition support, health services, and wholesome foods. She is also a Natural Foods Chef recognized with a James Beard Foundation National Scholar Award. She recently published Prediabetes Diet and Action Plan, a weight-inclusive cookbook for prediabetes management, and writes the nutrition and recipe site, Alice In Foodieland. Alice’s mission is to empower her patients to find food freedom, ditch chronic dieting, and heal their relationship with their bodies. Her private practice, the Mindful Nutrition Center, offers inclusive nutrition services to patients managing prediabetes, diabetes, heart disease, chronic kidney disease, hypertension, high cholesterol, and gastrointestinal disorders.