I love outpatient! I spent the week with the RDs who cover the Ob/Gyn, Family Medicine, and Eating Disorders clinics, and each experience was incredible. I think the big difference is the change to talk with people who are basically healthy and who have come to see an RD. The range of issues - especially in the Family Medicine clinic - is definitely enough to keep an RD on her toes. I think the 2 most challenging parts of that job are keeping up with the wacky nutrition information on the internet and weight loss counseling. Does anyone know if there is ANY truth to the "avoid yeast product to avoid yeast infections" recommendation (eg, Candida diet)? We looked it up for one patient and found nothing but quackery.
The Eating Disorders experience freaked me out a little. One 15-year-old was super confrontational with the RD, and watching their session really illustrated how much of her food issues were about power and control. The eating disorders RD uses more motivational interviewing techniques than any of the other RDs I've spent time with, which was cool to see in action. I don't think I really have my mind wrapped around eating disorders, and would have to spend a lot more time reading and talking with people to understand them if I were to work in that area.
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My nutrition teacher in undergrad (who was quite an overweight woman interestingly) went on a yeast-free diet which an alternative medicine doctor had recommended to her, just to see if it worked. Basically, to her, it consisted of avoiding yeast breads, which definitely helped her shed a few pounds. So it worked for weight loss for her... not quite sure of its other effects...
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