09/10/2026
Maja Žanko, MSc, is a nutritionist at the University Psychiatric Hospital Sveti Ivan in Zagreb, where she works at the H(RANA) Day Hospital for Eating Disorders. After graduating from the University of Zagreb, she pursued specialized training in eating disorders at a medical school in Italy. She gained clinical experience at leading eating disorder treatment centres in Italy and Australia.
She is currently completing her training in group psychotherapy and is actively involved in organizing and delivering educational workshops, symposia, and conferences in the field of eating disorders.
She is one of the co-founders of PUT (Promjena Unutarnje Težine – Changing the Inner Weight), a program developed for individuals struggling with emotional and compulsive overeating and associated obesity. She is also a long-standing external associate of the BEA Centre for Eating Disorders. Through her professional and social media activities, she is committed to raising awareness of eating disorders and promoting a better understanding of disordered relationships with food and body image.