Dietetics practitioners can provide excellent care for transgender and gender diverse individuals. This session will address benefits and common barriers to physical activity and sport participation, including eating disorders and body dysmorphia, among the transgender community, different ways in which a client may transition, the effects of gender-affirming hormone therapy on body weight, composition, and energy needs, and the role of nutrition professionals as allies for their transgender clients, students, and colleagues. Attendees will learn about the role of nutrition care throughout transition from a leading researcher in the field as well as a dietetic intern and a registered nurse with lived experience in the transgender community.



Planned with the Committee for Lifelong Learning