BDA Press Centre
For Immediate Release
She’s NOT a Dietitian Get Her In There!!!
Ahead of Gillian McKeith entering the Australian outback to take part in ITV’s I’m a Celebrity..., the British Dietetic Association wants to make the following statement.
Helen Davidson, Chairman of the British Dietetic Association, said:
“In the last 24-hours, some media outlets have referred to Gillian McKeith as a Dietitian. The British Dietetic Association would like to make it clear that Gillian McKeith is not and never has been a Dietitian. The title Dietitian is a legally protected title, with all Dietitians being registered with the Health Professions Council, adhering to strict codes of conduct.”
ENDS
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Notes to the Editor:
- The British Dietetic Association, founded in 1936, is the professional association for registered dietitians in Great Britain and Northern Ireland. It is the nation’s largest organisation of food and nutrition professionals with over 6,000 members.
- Registered dietitians 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, Non Government Organisations and government. Their advice influences food and health policy across the spectrum from government, local communities and individuals.