The BDA is the professional association for dietitians.
The Role of Dietitians and
How to Find One
Registered Dietitians (RDs) are the only qualified health professionals that assess, diagnose and treat diet and nutrition problems at an individual and wider public health level. Uniquely, dietitians use the most up to date public health and scientific research on food, health and disease, which they translate into practical guidance to enable people to make appropriate lifestyle and food choices.
Dietitians are the only nutrition professionals to be statutorily regulated, and governed by an ethical code, to ensure that they always work to the highest standard. Dietitians work in the NHS, private practice, industry, education, research, sport, media, public relations, publishing, NGOs and government. Their advice influences food and health policy across the spectrum from government, local communities and individuals.
The title dietitian can only be used by those appropriately trained professionals who have registered with the Health Professions Council and whose details are on the HPC web site.
Finding a Dietitian
Most people will be able to see a Registered Dietitian within the NHS after being referred by an NHS GP, doctor, health visitor or other medical staff. Consultations with dietitians within the NHS are free.
Alternatively if you wish to see a Registered Dietitian who practises privately, you can search on-line for a dietitian near you at Dietitians Unlimited, which is run by the BDA's Freelance Dietitian Group.
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In the News: Fluctuating Diet Increases the Risk of Sudden Death
Researchers at the University of Glasgow have found that animals given a ‘binge then diet’ food regime showed no effect on body size or sex drive, but that there were indications of a reduced lifespan of 25 per cent.
The study compared the growth rate, success of reproduction and lifespan of stickleback fish given a constant amount of food every day with those given the same overall amount of food in a more erratic feeding pattern.
Professor Neil Metcalfe said: “It seems that uneven growth, due to the fluctuation in the amount eaten per day, is responsible for the increase in the risk of sudden death. This is possibly because the body tissues are more likely to have imperfections due to growth spurts.”
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Read the university's original press release.
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