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Dietetics and Nutritional Therapy |
Contrasting views on nutrition - with reference to food allergy and intolerance - Frances Dale |
The role of nutrition in both illness and in health has long been a
bone of contention between conventional and complementary medicine.
The subject has been brought even more sharply into focus over the
last few years by the high profile claimed for optimum nutrition by
the relatively new discipline of Nutritional Therapy, now striving
to achieve acceptance alongside the more conventional practice of Dietetics. Dietitians are bound by a strict ethical code of conduct and normally
work in conjunction with hospitals or general practitioners although
they are also to be found in health promotion, education, research
and in business. To receive therapeutic dietary advice a referral is
no longer required from a medical or dental practitioner although dietitians
will liase with the client’s GP after referral.
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