Nutrition for College Students:

Nutritional Challenges
  • Skipping Breakfast (or other meals) due to time restrictions
  • Overeating at dining halls because they're "all you can eat"
  • Snacking when bored, stressed, or homesick
  • Eating late at night with friends
  • Going out to eat often
  • Alcohol Consumption
  • Eating the same meal everyday-lack of variety

Its important for our bodies to get a balance of all the food groups and all the essential vitamins, minerals and nutrients. Everyone needs a certain amount of calories to live a healthy lifestyle. In order to maintain a healthy balance of calorie intake, watch food portions and enjoy foods in moderation. Making healthy choices does not always mean you must eliminate your favorite foods or ingredients entirely.
ESSENTIAL NUTRIENTS:
1. Water- Found in all body tissues and essential to food digestion and body functioning
2. Carbohydrates- If you don't have enough carbohydrates you may feel fatigued and unable to concentrate because carbohydrates are a source energy. Be sure to eat plenty of complex carbohydrates which include dietary fiber (whole grains and wheat, cereal, rice).
3. Proteins-All cells are made up of proteins and your body needs about 1g of protein for every 2 lbs of body weight. Sources include beef, milk, eggs, pork, peanut butter, whole grains, and legumes. Vegetarians/vegans can choose alternatives such as whey protein, tofu, soy and rice milk.
4. Fats- High intake of saturated fat, known as a "bad fat", can lead to heart conditions and high cholesterol. Saturated fat is found in fried food, butter, dairy products, meat, chocolate, and coconut oil. Unsaturated fats are found in vegetable/fish products (avocado, nuts, vegetable/canola/olive oils,) and are needed by the body for energy, insulation, to protect organs, to absorb certain vitamins, and to build hormones and cell membranes.
5. Vitamins- essential for the body to carry out normal metabolism and are found in a variety of foods especially fruits and vegetables.
6. Minerals- needed in trace amounts for formation of blood cells, healthy nerve function, and proper operation of other body systems.

ASSESSMENT AND COUNSELING SERVICES:

Student Counseling Service (529-4634)
SCS offers eating disorder evaluations (i.e. initial evaluations), individual psychotherapy, consultation to friends/family/faculty/coaches, specialized eating/body image outreaches, and the Images Eating/Body Image psychotherapy group

Oxford-area therapists in private practice who work with students with ED:
 •Susan Callan, MSW, LISW (not specialized in AN) (513) 523-0677
 • Barbara Chenault, MSW, LISW (513) 523-5897
 • Jan Elzey, LPC (513) 523-7612
 • Roger Knudson, Ph.D. (513) 523-6698
 • Eric Limegrover, M.A., M.S., LPCC (513) 348-7752
 • Debra Freehauf McFadden, LPCC, LICDC, CEAP (513) 794-1667 x2 or (888) 257-8109 [in Oxford on Thursdays, in Blue Ash (Cinci) the other days of the week, inc. Sat.]
 •Susan Vallade, MSW, LISW (513) 523-4929
 •Carol Wochenko, Psy.D. (513) 523-1966

Cincinnati-area therapists in private practice who work with students with ED:
 •Lynn Haley, Psy.D. (not specialized in AN) (513) 984-2200
 •Ann Kearney-Cooke, Ph.D. (513) 588-9431
 •Christine Kidwell, Ph.D. (513) 793-7974
 •Teri Role-Warren, Ph.D. (513) 588-9432
 •Debjani Sinha, Ph.D. (513) 793-7974

Miami University Psychology Clinic 39 Psychology Building (529-2423)
Fee-for-service counseling services available for students and community residents; therapists are students in the doctoral program in clinical psychology

MEDICAL MONITORING/PHYSICAL HEALTH:

Deb Richardson, M.D. Student Health Services (529-3000) Physician who does eating disorder assessments/physical exams

Tammy Gustin, C.N.P. Student Health Services (529-3000) Acting Director of Clinical Services, Nurse Practitioner who does eating disorder assessments/physical exams

NOTE: Depending on the severity and chronicity of an individual's problems with ED, the following professionals may or may not be able to offer treatment services. Some individuals will be referred for more intensive forms of treatment.

Updated 8-2007

Eating Disorders-National Institutes of Health

Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Association (ANAB)

Myers Information Services (Medical Information)

Nutrition Consulting

Anorexia Nervosa and Related Eating Disorders

Eating Disorders Awareness and Prevention

Overeaters Anonymous

Mirror-Mirror

Office of Health Education

100 Health Services Center, Oxford, OH 45056
Phone - 513.529.3438, Fax - 513.529.1892