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Sent: Monday, June 03, 2002 8:02 AM

Subject: Dietitians

> In a message dated 6/1/02 8:44:55 PM,

writes:

> I think Sally should start a school to teach people real nutrition!!

>

> Namaste, Liz

YES! What a brilliant Idea! Anyone going to arrange a petition or write her

a letter?

Dedy

PS - What does 'Namaste' mean? thanks.

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At 03:02 AM 6/3/2002 -0400, you wrote:

>In a message dated 6/1/02 8:44:55 PM, writes:

>

><< who find it hard to go against the grain >>

>Kris,

>

>Pun intended I presume.

>

>I am in graduate school in nutrition at California State University at

>Northridge (CSUN). Funny you should mention that RDs are afraid to lose their

>jobs if they opening espoused NT. In one of my first courses in nutrition at

>CSUN, a professor who assumed we all wanted to be RDs handed us out the rules

>and regs of being an RD according to the ADA -- and she specifically

>underlined a section that warned that any deviance from the accepted diet

>protocols of the ADA would be grounds to have one's license revoked. So much

>for intellectual honesty. Most of the people who become RDs, believe it or

>not, are not really all that interested in nutrition as a science. For the

>most part, they see becoming an RD as a ticket into a job -- much like being

>a nurse. Even my fellow students at the graduate level are not particularly

>passionate about nutrition -- for the most part they already have their RD

>status and are getting a Master's to improve their careers.

>One of the problems with University programs in nutrition is that quite often

>they are associated with food science. Now food science should be fascinating

>-- unfortunately what food science is all about is food technology, and thus

>the aim of the program is to produce food technologists who will work in the

>American food product industry and concoct more weird stuff. During a Food

>science course I had to take we learned all about so called 'standard

>products' -- an optional project that we could do in the course for instance

>was to make a 'standard muffin' -- the recipe was white flour, hydrogenated

>fat (even dietitians call it plastic fat), sugar, etc. I told the teacher I

>would make a healthy muffin which would then become the new standard. She

>didn't appreciate my humor.

> During initiation meetings the food science people like to point out to us

>is that food science graduates make a whole lot more money that RDs or

>nutritionists ever will.

>

>I think Sally should start a school to teach people real nutrition!!

>

>Namaste, Liz

One of the board members of WAPF does have such a school:

http://www.powerhealth.net/intro.htm

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--- Just when I thought I was all done for the evening I opened up Re:

Dieticians. Now I don't know where to begin, so I don't think I will.

Anyway, I certainly enjoyed the information. I guess mostly, I'd like

to find some of Dr. Byrnes graduates in this area 'cause I'd like to

find a good Doc to solve problems rather than prescribe drugs and be

able to use my medical insurance. One thing though, they told us at

the old land grant institution which I find ironic is: Food

technologists are needed to feed the world, ie wholesome and

nutritious food. For a while there,I thought I was going to make a

difference(feed the world or have something to do with wholesome and

nutritious food). One time I recommended to the Director of Research

and Development at Mid-America Dairymen, Inc. we ought to put REAL on

our milk label as we have the real thing(not coca-cola). That was

1979. About 10 years after I left that company I noticed it was on the

milk and yogurt cartons. I didn't get a cent from that idea. And

when I found REALMILK.com on the internet I found out the joke was on

me times two. Pasteurized milk is not real(as KSU told me) and having

grown up on raw whole milk I genuinely did enjoy the benefits of REAL

milk. That's all folks, at the Kansas level anyway. Regards, Dennis

In @y..., Alec <bill@o...> wrote:

> At 03:02 AM 6/3/2002 -0400, you wrote:

>

> >In a message dated 6/1/02 8:44:55 PM, @y... writes:

> >

> ><< who find it hard to go against the grain >>

> >Kris,

> >

> >Pun intended I presume.

> >

> >I am in graduate school in nutrition at California State University

at

> >Northridge (CSUN). Funny you should mention that RDs are afraid to

lose their

> >jobs if they opening espoused NT. In one of my first courses in

nutrition at

> >CSUN, a professor who assumed we all wanted to be RDs handed us out

the rules

> >and regs of being an RD according to the ADA -- and she

specifically

> >underlined a section that warned that any deviance from the

accepted diet

> >protocols of the ADA would be grounds to have one's license

revoked. So much

> >for intellectual honesty. Most of the people who become RDs,

believe it or

> >not, are not really all that interested in nutrition as a science.

For the

> >most part, they see becoming an RD as a ticket into a job -- much

like being

> >a nurse. Even my fellow students at the graduate level are not

particularly

> >passionate about nutrition -- for the most part they already have

their RD

> >status and are getting a Master's to improve their careers.

> >One of the problems with University programs in nutrition is that

quite often

> >they are associated with food science. Now food science should be

fascinating

> >-- unfortunately what food science is all about is food technology,

and thus

> >the aim of the program is to produce food technologists who will

work in the

> >American food product industry and concoct more weird stuff. During

a Food

> >science course I had to take we learned all about so called

'standard

> >products' -- an optional project that we could do in the course for

instance

> >was to make a 'standard muffin' -- the recipe was white flour,

hydrogenated

> >fat (even dietitians call it plastic fat), sugar, etc. I told the

teacher I

> >would make a healthy muffin which would then become the new

standard. She

> >didn't appreciate my humor.

> > During initiation meetings the food science people like to point

out to us

> >is that food science graduates make a whole lot more money that RDs

or

> >nutritionists ever will.

> >

> >I think Sally should start a school to teach people real

nutrition!!

> >

> >Namaste, Liz

>

>

> One of the board members of WAPF does have such a school:

>

> http://www.powerhealth.net/intro.htm

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> >In a message dated 6/1/02 8:44:55 PM, @y... writes:

> >

> ><< who find it hard to go against the grain >>

> >Kris,

> >

> >Pun intended I presume.

> >

> >I am in graduate school in nutrition at California State University

at

> >Northridge (CSUN). Funny you should mention that RDs are afraid to

lose their

> >jobs if they opening espoused NT. In one of my first courses in

nutrition at

> >CSUN, a professor who assumed we all wanted to be RDs handed us out

the rules

> >and regs of being an RD according to the ADA -- and she

specifically

> >underlined a section that warned that any deviance from the

accepted diet

> >protocols of the ADA would be grounds to have one's license

revoked. So much

> >for intellectual honesty. Most of the people who become RDs,

believe it or

> >not, are not really all that interested in nutrition as a science.

For the

> >most part, they see becoming an RD as a ticket into a job -- much

like being

> >a nurse. Even my fellow students at the graduate level are not

particularly

> >passionate about nutrition -- for the most part they already have

their RD

> >status and are getting a Master's to improve their careers.

> >One of the problems with University programs in nutrition is that

quite often

> >they are associated with food science. Now food science should be

fascinating

> >-- unfortunately what food science is all about is food technology,

and thus

> >the aim of the program is to produce food technologists who will

work in the

> >American food product industry and concoct more weird stuff. During

a Food

> >science course I had to take we learned all about so called

'standard

> >products' -- an optional project that we could do in the course for

instance

> >was to make a 'standard muffin' -- the recipe was white flour,

hydrogenated

> >fat (even dietitians call it plastic fat), sugar, etc. I told the

teacher I

> >would make a healthy muffin which would then become the new

standard. She

> >didn't appreciate my humor.

> > During initiation meetings the food science people like to point

out to us

> >is that food science graduates make a whole lot more money that RDs

or

> >nutritionists ever will.

> >

> >I think Sally should start a school to teach people real

nutrition!!

> >

> >Namaste, Liz

>

>

> One of the board members of WAPF does have such a school:

>

> http://www.powerhealth.net/intro.htm

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--- So I don't know how to run this " computer " /keyboard! Sorry for the

no post but I want you to know I gave up Letterman's warmup to write

this. Best regards and good luck Sol on your new endeavors. Dennis

In @y..., " dkemnitz2000 " <dkemnitz2000@y...>

wrote:

>

> >

> > >In a message dated 6/1/02 8:44:55 PM, @y...

writes:

> > >

> > ><< who find it hard to go against the grain >>

> > >Kris,

> > >

> > >Pun intended I presume.

> > >

> > >I am in graduate school in nutrition at California State

University

> at

> > >Northridge (CSUN). Funny you should mention that RDs are afraid

to

> lose their

> > >jobs if they opening espoused NT. In one of my first courses in

> nutrition at

> > >CSUN, a professor who assumed we all wanted to be RDs handed us

out

> the rules

> > >and regs of being an RD according to the ADA -- and she

> specifically

> > >underlined a section that warned that any deviance from the

> accepted diet

> > >protocols of the ADA would be grounds to have one's license

> revoked. So much

> > >for intellectual honesty. Most of the people who become RDs,

> believe it or

> > >not, are not really all that interested in nutrition as a

science.

> For the

> > >most part, they see becoming an RD as a ticket into a job -- much

> like being

> > >a nurse. Even my fellow students at the graduate level are not

> particularly

> > >passionate about nutrition -- for the most part they already have

> their RD

> > >status and are getting a Master's to improve their careers.

> > >One of the problems with University programs in nutrition is that

> quite often

> > >they are associated with food science. Now food science should be

> fascinating

> > >-- unfortunately what food science is all about is food

technology,

> and thus

> > >the aim of the program is to produce food technologists who will

> work in the

> > >American food product industry and concoct more weird stuff.

During

> a Food

> > >science course I had to take we learned all about so called

> 'standard

> > >products' -- an optional project that we could do in the course

for

> instance

> > >was to make a 'standard muffin' -- the recipe was white flour,

> hydrogenated

> > >fat (even dietitians call it plastic fat), sugar, etc. I told the

> teacher I

> > >would make a healthy muffin which would then become the new

> standard. She

> > >didn't appreciate my humor.

> > > During initiation meetings the food science people like to

point

> out to us

> > >is that food science graduates make a whole lot more money that

RDs

> or

> > >nutritionists ever will.

> > >

> > >I think Sally should start a school to teach people real

> nutrition!!

> > >

> > >Namaste, Liz

> >

> >

> > One of the board members of WAPF does have such a school:

> >

> > http://www.powerhealth.net/intro.htm

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Dear Liz,

Your comments are a sad commentary on our nutrition ed these days.

> I think Sally should start a school to teach people real nutrition!!

She's probably got too much on her plate already. I wonder if there is a

school that approaches the teaching of nutrition differently and better. It

would be a lot easier to support and encourage such an institution, but

maybe they are hard to find - perhaps some of the alternative medicine

schools.

Peace,

Kris , gardening in northwest Ohio

----- Original Message -----

From: <Ecmillerreid@...>

< >

Sent: Monday, June 03, 2002 3:02 AM

Subject: Dietitians

>

> In a message dated 6/1/02 8:44:55 PM,

writes:

>

> << who find it hard to go against the grain >>

> Kris,

>

> Pun intended I presume.

>

> I am in graduate school in nutrition at California State University at

> Northridge (CSUN). Funny you should mention that RDs are afraid to lose

their

> jobs if they opening espoused NT. In one of my first courses in nutrition

at

> CSUN, a professor who assumed we all wanted to be RDs handed us out the

rules

> and regs of being an RD according to the ADA -- and she specifically

> underlined a section that warned that any deviance from the accepted diet

> protocols of the ADA would be grounds to have one's license revoked. So

much

> for intellectual honesty. Most of the people who become RDs, believe it or

> not, are not really all that interested in nutrition as a science. For the

> most part, they see becoming an RD as a ticket into a job -- much like

being

> a nurse. Even my fellow students at the graduate level are not

particularly

> passionate about nutrition -- for the most part they already have their RD

> status and are getting a Master's to improve their careers.

> One of the problems with University programs in nutrition is that quite

often

> they are associated with food science. Now food science should be

fascinating

> -- unfortunately what food science is all about is food technology, and

thus

> the aim of the program is to produce food technologists who will work in

the

> American food product industry and concoct more weird stuff. During a Food

> science course I had to take we learned all about so called 'standard

> products' -- an optional project that we could do in the course for

instance

> was to make a 'standard muffin' -- the recipe was white flour,

hydrogenated

> fat (even dietitians call it plastic fat), sugar, etc. I told the teacher

I

> would make a healthy muffin which would then become the new standard. She

> didn't appreciate my humor.

> During initiation meetings the food science people like to point out to

us

> is that food science graduates make a whole lot more money that RDs or

> nutritionists ever will.

>

> I think Sally should start a school to teach people real nutrition!!

>

> Namaste, Liz

>

>

>

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