Guest guest Posted February 24, 2011 Report Share Posted February 24, 2011 Good one .How many of us know Resp therapists and pulmonologists/other MDs who smoke/obese, and ....mmmmmm... do drugs/abuse etOh? Merav Levi, RD, MS, CDNA dietitian, not the food police. http://www.linkedin.com/in/meravlevi " Life is not measured by the number of breath you take, but by the moments that take your breath away. " - Carlin " People don't forget the truth, they just become better in lying " (Revolutionary Road) > To: rd-usa > From: nrord1@... > Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2011 08:08:43 -0500 > Subject: Re: movie etc > > That is interesting because when I taught LPN students they told me if I had > been fat they would think I didn't know anything. So I threw back at them > as nurses they should have good health habits too then - 1/2 of the class > smoked and over 1/2 were overweight/obese. I asked how many knew smoking was > bad for them - of course everyone. All got quiet. Just having the knowledge > doesn't always make it easier to follow. > > > > > > > > > > > > > And last night a gentleman told me at a meeting that he was not impressed > > with the RD who came to see his father at home because she was fat! How sad. > > > > > > The irony is that the dad needs to gain weight. The son did not see the > > " fat " dietitian as a good weight gain example. He thinks we all need ot be > > in running shoes and track suits. > > > > Anne > > > > Anne Schreiner, RD, LDN, CDE > > Dietitian/Nutritionist/Educator > > NutriNutRD@... > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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