Blogs and member articles

Dr Eirini Dimidi explains the background to the extensive project that resulted in the BDA evidence-based dietary guidelines for chronic constipation in adults.

Specialist Dietitian Nayran Muniz-Owen assesses the impact of unknown clinical and social histories on dietetic assessment in acute adult inpatient mental health settings.

Tanya Haffner and Rosie Martin attended the launch of EAT-Lancet Commission 2.0 in Stockholm. Here, they provide some key takeaways, links to resources and reflections on what this can mean for dietitians and healthcare.

Mahmoud Natty, Naheen Shah and Thushara Dassanayake introduce a new patient information leaflet for Muslim adults living with CKD, aligning clinical nutrition advice with Islamic principles

Get to know Emma Catling, our new Bwrdd Cymru Chair, and discover more about her plans for the role.

This Support Workforce Day, we hear from joint 2025 Dorothy Hopwood Award recipients Shelley Hannon and Paru Mistry about their experiences as dietetic support workers.

In a project related to a study funded by the BDA General and Education Trust, researchers from King’s College London have interviewed nutrition and dietetics practitioners and educators about whether there is a role for cooking in dietetic practice and education.

Anna Conrad encourages more dietitians to pluck up the courage to share their work with a wider audience.

Ruqaiya Khokhawala reviews the evidence around factors that influence the nutritional assessment and management of young children with T1DM.

Philippa Allison Russell, a weight management and bariatric dietitian, details her career journey and why representation matters in dietetics.