http://www.vegblog.org/archive/2004/05/17/nutrition-education-for-medical-doctors/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 21:52:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://www.vegblog.org/archive/2004/05/17/nutrition-education-for-medical-doctors/#comment-1337 Melanie Wed, 26 Apr 2006 18:45:57 +0000 http://new.vegblog.org/2004/05/17/nutrition-education-for-medical-doctors/#comment-1337 I'm a vegan registered dietitian who works in a hospital. I also have several friends completing residencies to become doctors. I can say that my friends had maybe a "unit" devoted to nutrition but really not a big focus. A few docs I encounter default to the dietitians because it's our specialty but some even think they have more knowledge than us (who went to school for 4+ years *strictly* devoted to nutrition. I’m a vegan registered dietitian who works in a hospital. I also have several friends completing residencies to become doctors. I can say that my friends had maybe a “unit” devoted to nutrition but really not a big focus. A few docs I encounter default to the dietitians because it’s our specialty but some even think they have more knowledge than us (who went to school for 4+ years *strictly* devoted to nutrition.

]]> http://www.vegblog.org/archive/2004/05/17/nutrition-education-for-medical-doctors/#comment-1336 johanna Wed, 19 May 2004 01:50:57 +0000 http://new.vegblog.org/2004/05/17/nutrition-education-for-medical-doctors/#comment-1336 i'm not a doctor, but i thought i'd share my similar experience--i went to a new doctor some months ago & he was really astonished @ my low cholesterol. he said it was the first time he'd ever had a patient "w/more good cholesterol than bad cholesterol!" he asked if i exercised a ton (no), etc. & when i told him i suspected it was because i ate virtually no dairy, he immediately launched into a "what do you eat? just vegetables? you ONLY eat vegetables?" thing. *sigh* he was fairly young, too. so disappointing! i’m not a doctor, but i thought i’d share my similar experience–i went to a new doctor some months ago & he was really astonished @ my low cholesterol. he said it was the first time he’d ever had a patient “w/more good cholesterol than bad cholesterol!” he asked if i exercised a ton (no), etc. & when i told him i suspected it was because i ate virtually no dairy, he immediately launched into a “what do you eat? just vegetables? you ONLY eat vegetables?” thing. *sigh* he was fairly young, too. so disappointing!

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