Re: ADA speeds up it's race for Monopoly

[Guest guest]

Jan,

I don't know anything about Colorodo, but to the best of my understanding that's

not the case in VA:

" Licensure of RDs in Virginia will have no impact on nutrition related

businesses. Similar legislation has been enacted in 35 states and there have

been no reports of negative impact on businesses and none is expected in

Virginia when dietitians are licensed. Licensure can be achieved without

creating burdens on dietitians, facilities in which they work or the general

public. It will not prevent other professionals from practicing within their

scope of practice or prevent free trade and competition among nutrition related

retail operations. "

I really appreciated the system in DC, because anyone who had nutrition training

could sit for an exam and become an LN (licensed nutritionist) So as long as you

could demonstrate you had the knowledge, there was no exclusion.

--

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> > As Colorado and other states work towards licensure (I've NOT read the

> > bill

> > yet-anybody have a copy or a link to the CO bill?) - I thought members

> > should read what non-RD Nutritionists are saying.

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> > ADA speeds up it's race for Monopoly -

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> > http://www.anh-usa.org/american-dietetic-association-speeds-up-its-race-for

> > -monopoly/_

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http://www.anh-usa.org/american-dietetic-association-speeds-up-its-race-for-mono\

poly/)

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> > So, my question is - are PhD nutritionist/CCNs excluded from licensure

> > based on these bills? If yes, then I understand the opposition.

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> > I've clearly known many RDs and even ADA that give incorrect advice.

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> > One example that's been close to my professional practice for the last

> > 10-20 years:

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> > ADA finally " got it right " concerning IgE and non-IgE immune responses in

> > the Dec JADA article-Adverse Food Reactions-Emerging Trends. I have an

> > article in my files by Dr. Ted Kniker that's on the same topic, but over

> > 20

> > years old. And, up until 2 years ago, the ADA website stated that we

> > suffered from either IgE immune responses OR non-IgE food intolerance,

> > fully

> > IGNORING 40+ years of research that proved we have non-IgE immune

> > responses to

> > food. When I contacted ADA regarding this misinformation, I was informed

> > that

> > they did not plan to correct it.

> >

> > Anyway, I think any RD lobbying for licensure should know the full

> > ramifications for our nutrition colleagues that are not RDs but may have

> > extensive

> > nutrition degrees and backgrounds, but may not had any interest in the RD

> > route with the institutional Food/service course of study.

> >

> > Jan Patenaude, RD, CLT

> > Director of Medical Nutrition

> > Signet Diagnostic Corp.

> > Telecommuting Nationwide

> > (Mountain Time)

> > Fax:

> > DineRight4@...

> >

> > Certified LEAP Therapist and specialist in food sensitivity for IBS,

> > migraine, fibromyalgia and multiple inflammatory conditions. Co-author of

> > the

> > Certified LEAP Therapist (CLT) Training Course.

> >

> > Your email is important to me. If you send me an important email, and I

> > don't respond in 2 business days, PLEASE give me a call. Some weeks, I get

> > buried in email and I do not mean to ignore your email!

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