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What are the considerations for nutrition assessment when working with transgender and gender-diverse (TGD) individuals?
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Nutrition assessment
Transgender persons
Gender dysphoria
Gender identity
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Nutrition
Nutritional care
Gender transition
Transgender
Gender diverse
Gender nonconforming
Nonmedical transitioning
Medical transitioning
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Streed CG Jr, Beach LB, Caceres BA, Dowshen NL, Moreau KL, Mukherjee M, Poteat T, Radix A, Reisner SL, Singh V; American Heart Association Council on Peripheral Vascular Disease; Council on Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology; Council on Cardiovascular and Stroke Nursing; Council on Cardiovascular Radiology and Intervention; Council on Hypertension; and Stroke Council. Assessing and Addressing Cardiovascular Health in People Who Are Transgender and Gender Diverse: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association. Circulation. 2021 Aug 10;144(6):e136-e148. doi: 10.1161/CIR.0000000000001003. Epub 2021 Jul 8. Erratum in: Circulation. 2021 Aug 10;144(6):e150. PMID: 34235936; PMCID: PMC8638087. Abstract available from:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34235936/ - not relevant;
discusses hypothetical mechanisms affecting CV health and suggests opportunities for research to reduce CV health disparities among TGD person.
Gomes SM, Jacob MC, Rocha C, Medeiros MF, Lyra CO, Noro LR. Expanding the limits of sex: a systematic review concerning food and nutrition in transgender populations. Public Health Nutr. 2021 Dec;24(18):6436-6449. Doi: 10.1017/S1368980021001671. Epub 2021 Apr 19. PMID: 33866993. Abstract available from:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33866993/ -
identifies research gaps; no recommendations related to nutrition practice. DATE of Search
Date Search Completed: November 1, 2022
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