While the responsibility of CPD lies with the individual, as does most learning, it is only a supportive process. A system is required to assess and document skills.3 More than 10 years ago (1995) CPD was introduced to dietitians as a voluntary system. It was envisioned that through CPD, the values of the Association for Dietetics in South Africa (ADSA) would be upheld to portray the image of d...

Many common foods including cow's milk, hen's egg, soya, peanut, tree nuts, fish, shellfish, and wheat may cause food allergies. The prevalence of these immune-mediated adverse reactions to foods ranges from 0.5% to 9% in different populations. In simple terms, the cornerstone of managing food allergy is to avoid consumption of foods causing symptoms and to replace them with nutritionally equiv...

It is the position of theAcademyofNutrition andDietetics that primary prevention is the most effective and affordablemethod to prevent chronic disease, and that dietary intervention positively impacts health outcomes across the life span. Registered dietitians and dietetic technicians, registered are critical members of health care teams and are essential to delivering nutrition-focused prevent...