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Originally Posted by fgummett  The big difference is what we are told by the media, food industry and health experts... what are the guidelines that you use as a Registered Dietitian? I am making an educated assumption but I understand that they are predicated on theories such as high-fat causing CVD, high-protein causing renal damage etc... as you have said here yourself. From my reading I do not believe that those theories are correct, so I have asked you to "put your money where your mouth is" and provide some proof of the same guidelines to which many/most of us here have been subjected to at some time or other. Would you just take the word of the car-salesman that the car was safe or would you do some further research. |
Maybe I feel attacked because every freakin' time I post something not directed or intended for you, you ATTACK it, try to tear it apart, say it isn't fact, ask for studies on it, etc.
And your EDUCATED ASSUMPTION is wrong. I use my own EXPERIENCE, as a diabetic first and foremost, but also as an RD, as my guidelines. And you know what? It works. My patients are relieved to meet somebody that considers not only their physical health, but also their psychological health in formulating (with their guidance) a plan that WORKS FOR THEM!!! Am I going to first suggest a low-carb? No. Low-fat? No. If my first suggestion doesn't work, then we'll find something that does. And, unlike you (supposedly), many (most, whatever) people cannot be compliant with any type of "plan" - no matter the makeup.
And the things that I say are proven by MY EXPERIENCE - not yours. My assumptions are also educated, and I don't say that certain things happen all the time nor in every case.
And when I see that there are potential threats that come from something, then I'm going to avoid it - and NOT recommend it. I won't tell somebody NOT to do it, but I won't recommend it, either.
I'm not sure that there is a scientific study on jumping off bridges, running down a busy stretch of interstate, laying down on railroad tracks - but you know what? All of those things have resulted in bad things, so I'm not gonna chance it.
And NO, I'm not comparing those things to any diets - just saying, while I wouldn't believe everything (or even most of what) a car salesman tells me, I'm not going to require a TRUE SCIENTIFIC STUDY to use my own educated judgement and experience to decide what I will do for myself, and then share that experience with others. AS LONG AS THEY ASK FOR IT.
