Julian Vrieslander wrote:
> In article >,
> Susan > wrote:
>
>> Hey, it's not my fault she got into a bum field.
>>
>> I hope she's not one of those serving up pancakes, juice and syrup to
>> diabetics and telling them to eat 55% of their calories from carbs.
>>
>> The field is completely corrupted by lobbyists, and the most
>> perspicacious in the field know it.
>
> Blanket statements like that do a disservice to the uncorrupted
> professionals in the field who work hard for the health of their
> patients. There are many who are active in the political arena,
> advocating for food safety, good nutritional practices in school lunch
> programs, accurate labeling, etc.
>
> Cindy can speak for herself on this topic. But I know something about
> her political leanings, and a bit about the content she presented in
> the courses she taught. She is most definitely not one of those
> corrupted by corporate interests. She certainly tried to inculcate
> her students with a healthy skepticism toward nutrition fads,
> quackery, and fast food culture, and an awareness of the dangers of
> big money influences in the field.

It is possible that this may be the case with some people. I really don't
know. Only one dietician I saw ever mentioned a specific brand of something
for me to try. It was Cary's sugar free syrup. I had already tried it and
found it to be like maple flavored water. When I refused to try it again,
she urged me to give it another chance.

The Dr. that she worked for did in fact accept things from drug companies.
I know this because I overheard him in the break room accepting some
basketball tickets from a drug rep. And another time a nice dinner for him
and his wife at a restaurant. He didn't even bother to cover this stuff up!
He was also really keen to hand out things with advertising on them like
note pads and pens. And he had little bags full of food samples aimed at
diabetics. Plus lots of literature with advertising on it. He was not, IMO
a good Dr. and I am not alone with those thoughts. I was in contact with
some of his other patients for a while. So I don't really know if his
dietician was like him but she may well have been.

I had one other Dr. who blatantly accepted things from drug companies. He
once kept all of his patients waiting for two hours while he attended a
picnic outside of the office that was catered by a drug company. They even
went so far as to have advertising up. And we all saw them out there eating
as we walked in to our appointments. Thankfully that was the last time I
saw that Dr. Because we moved here! I did not see a dietician while under
his care, or lack thereof.

The Drs. that I see now might give you a sample of something to try but
other than that, they do not accept things from drug companies and they will
tell you as such.

I would never lump all medical professionals into one category or another.
Yes there are good ones as well as bad ones. But I think there are far more
good ones than bad.