Problems of weight loss

Person_one

~Chameleon~ wrote: »

Yes, because many are not. And this has been discussed in other threads.

There's a world of difference between someone taking a six week diploma course in basic nutrition to one who has a MSc degree in nutritional science and human health which is accredited by the Association of Nutritionists and as such are able to be registered and use the title of RNutr after their name.

I agree that there's some difference, but someone who's done the six week course (or no course at all) has just as much right to call themselves a qualified or registered nutritionist as you do, and when you present yourself as being in a position to give 'medical advice' (as a nutritionist I wouldn't call it that anyway) I think you need to be clearer.

~Chameleon~

Person_one wrote: »

I agree that there's some difference, but someone who's done the six week course (or no course at all) has just as much right to call themselves a qualified or registered nutritionist as you do, and when you present yourself as being in a position to give 'medical advice' (as a nutritionist I wouldn't call it that anyway) I think you need to be clearer.

No, they don't actually. They can only become registered having taken an approved and accredited degree course.

Even as a registered nutritionist I'm not in a position to offer medical advice and I never do. This is the problem. People can call themselves nutritionists, nutrtitional therapists, nutritional experts etc without undertaking any formal qualifications, hence the introduction of the UKRVN.

Dietitians are afforded that protection by way of the HCA. Unfortunately they're also bound by government and NHS guidelines when issuing nutritional advice which we're all aware is not as good or as up to date as it could be so they face limitations. I know of several good dietitians that have left the NHS as a result and are now working in different fields or have branched out into private consultancy work.

Person_one

~Chameleon~ wrote: »

No, they don't actually. They can only become registered having taken an approved and accredited degree course.

Even as a registered nutritionist I'm not in a position to offer medical advice and I never do.

Registered with that particular body, yes, and the word 'qualified' is completely meaningless in this field! It does no harm to say 'registered with UKVRN' so that people can find out what that means.

I'm glad to hear you don't offer medical advice. You mentioned to lostinrates that you could but would refrain on this site, glad to clear that up.

~Chameleon~

Person_one wrote: »

Registered with that particular body, yes, and the word 'qualified' is completely meaningless in this field! It does no harm to say 'registered with UKVRN' so that people can find out what that means.

I'm glad to hear you don't offer medical advice. You mentioned to lostinrates that you could but would refrain on this site, glad to clear that up.

Perhaps you confused me offering medical advice about animals, not humans, again something I would never do online anyway and have always refrained from doing so on this forum.

"That particular body" as you put it, is the only registered body of professional nutritionists in the UK.

mumps

margaretclare wrote: »

Thanks to all. DH got out of hospital on Friday afternoon.

As a guy who always eats protein for breakfast, even something simple like a boiled egg, and who has a daily battle to control his blood glucose, he was appalled - although not surprised - at what the NHS is pleased to call 'breakfast'. Cereal in little individual boxes, and there's always an offer of 'do you want sugar on it?' Well, no, the darned things are full of sugar to begin with, although some people do want sugar added. And then, a while later, toast and marmalade, either white or brown toast but nothing like the bread that we buy, which has nuts and seeds in it. So, a high glucose breakfast. Not good for an insulin-using Type II diabetic.

He's meant to be on antibiotics for a further 3 weeks and then see his consultant again. However, he's now decided not to take any more antibiotics at all. The ones he was supposed to take, within 24 hours i.e. the middle of Saturday, he was feeling very very dizzy and unsteady. He changed to the others he was taking before, and is still getting the dizziness. It's making him feel awful. So he's now refusing to take any more antibiotics at all and see how it goes. His leg is 1000% better than it was, so hopefully it will be OK.

I appear to have lost another 7 ounces from a week ago, nearly half a pound. I don't mind how slowly it comes off, just so long as we're going in the right direction.

Glad your husband is feeling better but has he spoken to his doctor about stopping the antibiotics? I think it can cause problems if you don;t complete the course. My son had a bad reaction to a particular antibiotic and he was prescribed an alternative.