Ursula Philpot
Senior Lecturer Leeds Beckett
- Leeds
Ursula Philpot is a freelance consultant dietitian and senior lecturer in nutrition and dietetics.
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Biography
She has a clinic for eating problems in Leeds and works in complex mental health in Bradford. Ursula is a clinical lead for children and young people’s Mental Health in Yorkshire with NHS England.
She is especially interested in producing guidelines, pathways, and consensus statement within the area of eating disorders and mental health.
Ursula is undertaking research into chronic pain and diet therapy, and is part of the pain research group at Leeds Beckett.
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Areas of Expertise
Education
Leeds Metropolitan University
MSc
Dietetics
1998
Affiliations
- BBC Breakfast : Consultant Dietitian
- Member of the British Dietetic Association's ARFID subgroup
- Member of the all age Clinical Reference Group for Eating disorders for NHS England
- Contributor to the NHS England Longstanding Eating disorders, and NHS Feeding and eating disorders currency model work streams
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Languages
- English
Media Appearances
Clean eating trend can be dangerous for young people, experts warn
The Guardian online
2016-10-01
Ursula Philpot, a dietitian at the British Dietetic Association, said a fixation with eating healthily had been a noticeable route into eating disorders for vulnerable individuals in the past couple of years.
Anorexia expert accuses 'dangerous' wellness bloggers like the Hemsley sisters of sparking a rise in eating disorders
Daily Mail online
2016-07-12
Dietitian Ursula Philpot told Grace that she was very concerned by elements of the clean eating craze.
Are you a rep‘eat’ offender?
Times of India online
2012-04-30
The two conditions can overlap but orthorexia is a very distinct disorder,” explains Ursula Philpot.
Healthy food obsession sparks rise in new eating disorder
The Guardian online
2009-08-16
"I am definitely seeing significantly more orthorexics than just a few years ago," said Ursula Philpot, chair of the British Dietetic Association's mental health group. "Other eating disorders focus on quantity of food but orthorexics can be overweight or look normal. They are solely concerned with the quality of the food they put in their bodies, refining and restricting their diets according to their personal understanding of which foods are truly 'pure'."
Glamorous mature celebrities spark over-50s anorexia
Marie Claire UK online
2008-02-29
Chairman of the British Dietetic Association, Ursula Philpot, says 10% of patients treated for anorexia at its clinics are now over 40.
Articles
What is avoidant restrictive food intake disorder?
British Journal of General Practice2024
Avoidant restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) is a classified eating disorder diagnosis with criteria outlined in both the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Edition and International Classification of Diseases, 11th Revision. A diagnosis of ARFID should only be made by an adequately informed multidisciplinary team.
Post-Covid-19 Syndrome: Improvements in Health-Related Quality of Life Following Psychology-Led Interdisciplinary Virtual Rehabilitation
Journal of Primary Care & Community Health2021
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is increasingly recognized as having significant long-term impact on physical and mental health. The Primary Care Wellbeing Service (PCWBS) in Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust (BDCFT) is a psychology-led specialist interdisciplinary team of health professionals specializing in persistent physical symptoms (PPS) and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS)/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) with an emphasis on holistic integrated care.
Nasogastric tube feeding in line with new dietetic guidelines for the treatment of anorexia nervosa in a specialist children and adolescent inpatient unit: a case series
Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics2020
The present study reports a case series where three adolescent patients with anorexia nervosa (AN) (two cases with typical AN and one case atypical AN) received nasogastric tube feeding under restraint in line with new dietetic clinical guidelines.
The development of consensus-based guidelines for dietetic practice in nasogastric tube feeding under restraint for patients with anorexia nervosa using a modified Delphi process
Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics2020
Nasogastric tube feeding against a person's will, under restraint, can be a lifesaving intervention for patients with severe anorexia nervosa. Dietetic guidelines have been developed to support dietitians in this specialised area.
Diet Therapy in the Management of Chronic Pain: Better Diet Less Pain?
Pain Management2019
Evidence suggests that an integrative lifestyle approach that addresses all aspects of chronic pain experience is more beneficial than traditional pharmaceutical approaches on their own. A variety of modifiable lifestyle factors coexist with chronic pain including obesity, smoking, alcohol, employment and occupation status, sleep and nutrition.
Guided self‐help to manage binge eating in a dietetic‐led community weight management service
Clinical Obesity2018
