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"I have enjoyed each and every one of the Teleconferences so much that I am now trying to schedule patients around them. I feel that the TCME is extremely valuable and am planning to join as a member this week."
-Danielle Paciera, LDN, RD, Tulane University

From tele-conference participant (The call) "it was great! I appreciated how you modeled these skills for us as you facilitated the group! I also loved hearing the experiences of others and learning about different resources. " Cathy C

"The entire concept of 'curiosity' was new to me with respect to nutrition counseling. It seemed like a very unlikely word to include. I came to understand, however, how it can increase our awareness of our/client's behaviors when taking a more curious stance (I wonder how much food It will take to fill me up/satisfy me?) rather than a more judgmental, negative stance such as "I'm not supposed to eat more than this for lunch, but I seem extra hungry today!". Judy T

 
 
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Published Articles
Articles & Books  |  Professionals  |  Patients

Development of a Mindful Eating Questionnaire -- ADA 8-09

Authors C Framson, MPH, RD, CD, Alan R. Kristal, DrPh, Jennette M Schenk, MS, RD, Alyson J Littman, PhD, Steve Zeliadt, PhD, Denise Benitez.  Development  and validation of the mindful Eating questionnaire Vol 109, #8 page 1439-1443 in the Journal of American Dietetic Association

Mindful Awareness Research Center:UCLA Semel Institute

The above is a link to a 94 page document which list an exhaustive review of different mindfulness based treatments and programs.

Mindfulness in Medicine, Ludwid, David MD, PhD and Jon Kabat-Zinn PhD published American Medical Association 9/17/08. Vol 300, no 11.

Exploring the Use of Mindful Eating Training in the Bariatric Population was published in the Nov/Dec issue of Baratric Times. Vol 4 num 9. The article was written by TCME member Dr. Bly and Ex. Director M. Fletcher (Hammond), Dr. Roger Thomson and Dr. Paul Bagdade.

Recently Published in the ADA - DPG
Public Health and Community Nutrition Practice Group --Ways that dietitians use mindfulfulness and mindful eating in nutrition counseling. By Megrette Fletcher (Hammond) MEd, RD, CDE

4/24/06 - An Exploratory Study of a Meditation-Based Intervention for Binge Eating Disorder (PDF, 97kb)
Read about Dr. Jean Kristeller's, Mindfulness-Based-Eating Awareness Training, MB-EAT Program, which looks at how mindfulness training can  assist with Binge Eating Disorder. Dr. Kristeller is now in the  middle of the second NIH-NCCAM funded trial evaluating an  intervention program that  she developed initially for compulsive  overeating/binge eating disorder.  The research has now expanded to  target weight loss in a broader population of significantly obese  individuals.

4/24/06 - Preview Chapter - Mindfulness-based approaches to eating disorders by Dr. Jean Kristeller (PDF, 89kb)

3/23/06 - List of Professionals who provide Counseling Supervision for Nutrition Professionals (PDF, 43kb)

The Principles of Mindful Eating (PDF, 110kb)

Suggested reading list, by Donald Altman, M.A. (PDF, 21kb)