A gluten-free diet (GFD) is the treatment for celiac disease (CD), but due to its complexity, dietitian referral is uniformly recommended. We surveyed patients with CD to determine if dietitian use is associated with quality of life, symptom severity, or GFD adherence. The survey utilized three validated CD-specific instruments: the CD quality of life (CD-QOL), CD symptom index (CSI) and CD adh...

STUDY OBJECTIVE To study the clinical and cost outcomes of providing nutritional counselling to patients with one or more of the following conditions: overweight, hypertension and type 2 diabetes. DESIGN The study was designed as a random controlled trial. Consecutive patients were screened opportunistically for one or more of the above conditions and randomly allocated to one of two interven...

The authors are members of the Behavioral Health Standards of Practice and Standards of Professional Performance Task Force of the Dietetics in Developmental and Psychiatric Disorders Dietetic Practice Group (DDPD DPG) of the American Dietetic Association. M. Emerson is a clinical dietitian at Spring Harbor Hospital, Westbrook, ME; P. Kerr is a clinical dietitian at North Central Health Care, W...

We asked if medical nutrition therapy (MNT) administered by registered dietitians could lead to beneficial clinical and financial outcomes in men with combined hyperlipidemia (hypercholesterolemia and hypertriglyceridemia). A retrospective chart review was conducted on 73 men with combined hyperlipidemia who were being considered for statin therapy because of a previous history of noncompliance...

BACKGROUND The average level of blood cholesterol is an important determinant of the risk of coronary heart disease. Blood cholesterol can be reduced by dietary means. Although dietitians are trained to provide dietary advice, for practical reasons it is also given by other health professionals and occasionally through the use of self-help resources. OBJECTIVES To assess the effects of dietar...

Background: Political advocacy surrounding healthcare policy has become increasingly relevant as key platform issues focus on preventive care and the impact of nutrition health outcomes. Contributions from individuals political action committees are pivotal in determining direction advocacy. Objective: This study aimed to examine trends contributions U.S. dietitians years 2003-2021. Methods: wa...

Graham Woodrow (Chair) Renal Physician, St James’s University Hospital, Leeds Titus Augustine Consultant Surgeon, Manchester Royal Infirmary Edwina A Brown Renal Physician, Imperial College Kidney and Transplant Unit, Hammersmith Hospital Mark Cowling Consultant Radiologist, North Staffordshire University Hospitals Nevine El-Sherbini Renal Dietitian, Imperial College Kidney and Transplant Unit,...