The BDA's commercial relationships with companies who manufacture breastmilk substitutes
This policy sets out how the BDA will work with companies who manufacture breastmilk substitutes (BMS), in particular in relation to event sponsorship.
Nutrition and the COVID-19 discharge pathway
Policy makers, healthcare leaders and dietetic leaders need to take action to ensure that everyone leaving hospital after suffering COVID-19, has access to suitable nutrition, with expert guidance from a dietitian
Complementary Feeding
A position statement on complementary feeding (sometimes referred to as weaning)
Food Poverty
The BDA believes that nobody should live in food poverty and that UK Government and local authorities must take urgent action to lift people out of food poverty and prevent others from falling into food poverty. This should include enshrining a “Right to Food” in UK law.
The Use of Blended Diet with Enteral Feeding Tubes
This position statement aims to support UK dietitians in clinical practice (in both paediatric and adult settings) to ensure tube-fed individuals receive effective, evidence-based, equitable and quality care.
Use of Infant Formulas based on Soy Protein
The BDA Paediatric Specialist Group Position Statement on Soya Formula, updated in 2019 to take account of recent studies including the SACN publication "Feeding in the First Year of Life".
Low carbohydrate diets for the management of Type 2 Diabetes in adults
Low-carbohydrate diets (i.e. defined as diets containing between 50g and 130g carbohydrate) can be effective in managing weight, improving glycaemic control and cardiovascular risk in people with Type 2 diabetes in the short term
Reducing the consumption of energy from sugary drinks in children
The BDA supports, and advocates for, a range of public policies and initiatives to reduce the frequency and amount of sugary drinks consumed by children and adolescents.
The Management of Malnourished Adults in All Community and All Health and Care Settings
Dietitians have the expertise both at an individual patient and strategic level to identify, assess, care plan, treat, monitor and review individuals to achieve patient-centred outcomes, and train others to prevent and treat malnutrition.
UK Government's Childhood Obesity Strategy
The BDA supports and welcomes the government’s current childhood obesity strategy, published in August 2016. However, the association strongly believes that additional actions are needed to reduce the unacceptably high prevalence of childhood obesity in the UK.
Breastfeeding
The BDA strongly supports breastfeeding. We recognise that breastfeeding is the optimum form of nutrition for babies and that breastfeeding protects the health of babies and their mothers.
Sustainable Diets
The current UK diet does not have the right balance of food recommended for a healthy, sustainable diet. Dietitians have an important role to play in the facilitation of sustainable diets.