Should you see the dietician in the doctor's office? What you really need to know! Kudos to this dietician!
Understand that their agenda and yours may differ.
Many doctor’s offices now have a dietician, especially to work with patients with type 2 diabetes, obesity, hypertension, and other diet and lifestyle health conditions.
A doctor's office will have an RD, a Registered Dietician, not a holistic nutritionist, because the agendas will align.
Imagine if that RD worked with you on dietary and lifestyle factors so that you do not need your medications or doctor.
That would put the medical doctor out of business.
Instead, the RD and MD need to support and align with one another.
I have had numerous clients start to see results only to switch to the doctor’s office dietician based on the doctor's recommendation and because it was cheaper since their insurance covered it.
Doctors have told some of my clients that they do not need to give up their bedtime cereal or ice cream and a glass or two or three of wine with dinner every night. The MD has stated to my previous clients that they can eat whatever they want, and they will just increase the dose and frequency of their medications.
Simple right?
People who have not fully transitioned to the new dietary habits hear all the “right things” from their medical doctor and give in. They see the dietician who may tell them that Splenda is a great swap for sugar and a diet Coke can make a great mid-day “pick-me-up.” (Yes, I have heard both from RD’s). I have also heard from RDs that Sun Chips are a great way to get your daily fiber.
I have also been to homes of people with type 1 and 2 diabetes in which the bulk of their food intake is foods with Splenda, and there is usually a big bag of Splenda to add to their foods. I have been told they work with their dietician on their current diet.
I have not been successful in getting them to see that they are eating a fake food diet and do not need to replace sugar with Splenda but rather overhaul the diet.
In this case, a paleo, keto, or carnivore diet has enormous advantages.
But kudos to this dietician who worked with people who have type 2 diabetes.
This article reminds us that not all RDs think alike but are trained in school to follow principles aligned with modern medicine.
Read the article to see a few recipes the American Diabetes Association (ADA) suggests a person with type 2 diabetes eat.
The recipes sound gross (to me) when an ingredient in a cucumber and onion dish or a salad is a large quantity of sucralose (aka the Splenda brand name).
So, does the ADA care about getting people off their insulin medications, losing weight, and feeling better, or does it care about the 1 million dollars that Splenda gave to the ADA in 2020?
Because this dietician (Hanna) refused to provide the Splenda recipes to her type 2 diabetic clients, she was fired (although they say that is not why she was fired).
And now the ADA has just signed a 1.5 million sponsorship deal with Cadbury Schweppes, the world’s largest confectioner.
The ADA also has a deal with the Idaho Potato Commission.
I am not against a non-GMO white baked potato or roasted potatoes from time to time in small amounts. However, for a diabetic, a white potato may not be the best choice until blood sugar and diet are stabilized, not to mention the issue with what the potato is cooked in if it is not baked or boiled.
DaVita Dialysis has partnered with the ADA. In this video, the medical doctor shows the unhealthy, high-carb recipes on the DaVita website for dialysis patients.
DaVita is not going to provide recipes and nutrition tips to help you get off dialysis.
Registered dieticians are trained in medical nutrition. They provide medical nutrition advice for cancer, dialysis, and other patients.
For my mother’s hypertension, the dietician recommended swapping the chips, pretzels, and canned soup for the low-salt versions. For her kidney disease, to eat a low-protein diet, and for her diabetes, to eat foods with sucralose.
During chemo, the nutritionist told my father to eat anything that he wanted.
These dieticians follow the protocols they were taught, but bravo to Hanna, who called out the conflict of interest guiding nutrition advice to type 2 diabetics.
Bottom Line
Interview the nutritionist you will hire to guide your diet. Do not be afraid to ask questions first. Just because your insurance covers their services doesn’t mean they are right for you. They may be, but they also may not be the best choice.
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This is NOT information allopathic practitioners will share with you.
Sad, sad state of affairs. Remember to, I believe, that if Docs change a patients meds during a visit they get more money than if they don't.
The ADA's main goal is to perpetuate a need for the ADA. Unfortunately, this happens to most institutions.