First of all I have a vested interest, I am a HCP, and over weight but not as overweight as I was before I started LCHF diet.
I recently stated work some in a place with lots of different HCP with lots of primary care specialities, I would say the majority are over weight some of them grossly obese. Some days I walk in to work, and about once a week and someone has had a celebration of some sort, birthday, maternity leave etc, and I have never seen so much cake in my life in one place that wasn't a wedding. Not a vegetable in sight. Someone brought olives and meats the last time and they were unopened. I suppose they see them as the unhealthy option, why eat them when you can have a crispy cream doughnut.
They are human but there is a serious disconnect between what they should be eating, what they are telling other people to eat and what they do themselves.
There are lots of reasons for being overweight, I have discovered I can survive on 1500cals easily, to lose weight I need to eat under 1200. When I was 21 I was told by a dietician we need 300cals less for every five years of our life, not sure if that was well researched but in my case it seems to be true.
When you do mental health training some of the training is about you and understanding your mental health and to a degree I think overweight HCP who are giving dietary advice should have to gain insight and even if they are not overweight. Most have a poor understanding of carbs, and of course the low fat diet is still the standard advice. A lot is down to poor eating habits due to shift work, and like everyone else they grab a high carb/cal sandwich pie, but they do eat a lot of cake, crisps and one girl sat and ate a portion of chips in front of me that would feed three people.
I think as long as the comments are not personal I think questioning someone credentials to give dietary advice is valid. If someone asked me, I would be honest and could say that it worked for me, at least I would have some insight in to the problems. As I get older its easier to work with patients as often I have had a similar experience and its about working together to find a solution that works for them.
One of the reasons I went LCHF was I was judged by doctors, they looked at me, thought I was stuffing myself with food and exercised little and gave me the low fat talk, which I could have given them. Its doesn't work and although I do not play sport I was probably more active than them. So I have been there and their attitudes and knowledge need challenging.
I recently stated work some in a place with lots of different HCP with lots of primary care specialities, I would say the majority are over weight some of them grossly obese. Some days I walk in to work, and about once a week and someone has had a celebration of some sort, birthday, maternity leave etc, and I have never seen so much cake in my life in one place that wasn't a wedding. Not a vegetable in sight. Someone brought olives and meats the last time and they were unopened. I suppose they see them as the unhealthy option, why eat them when you can have a crispy cream doughnut.
They are human but there is a serious disconnect between what they should be eating, what they are telling other people to eat and what they do themselves.
There are lots of reasons for being overweight, I have discovered I can survive on 1500cals easily, to lose weight I need to eat under 1200. When I was 21 I was told by a dietician we need 300cals less for every five years of our life, not sure if that was well researched but in my case it seems to be true.
When you do mental health training some of the training is about you and understanding your mental health and to a degree I think overweight HCP who are giving dietary advice should have to gain insight and even if they are not overweight. Most have a poor understanding of carbs, and of course the low fat diet is still the standard advice. A lot is down to poor eating habits due to shift work, and like everyone else they grab a high carb/cal sandwich pie, but they do eat a lot of cake, crisps and one girl sat and ate a portion of chips in front of me that would feed three people.
I think as long as the comments are not personal I think questioning someone credentials to give dietary advice is valid. If someone asked me, I would be honest and could say that it worked for me, at least I would have some insight in to the problems. As I get older its easier to work with patients as often I have had a similar experience and its about working together to find a solution that works for them.
One of the reasons I went LCHF was I was judged by doctors, they looked at me, thought I was stuffing myself with food and exercised little and gave me the low fat talk, which I could have given them. Its doesn't work and although I do not play sport I was probably more active than them. So I have been there and their attitudes and knowledge need challenging.
