Re: Nursing Education (nutrition)


"Mykal" <PULLmcrooksWEEDS@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> "O'Hush" wrote:
>
> > I'm in nursing school at UNC-Chapel Hill. I just took Nutrition over
the
> > summer session. We did not learn the diabetic exchange system, and
being a
> > low-carber myself, on reading the textbook I felt strongly that within a
> > couple of years much of what we were taught would be obsolete, as
they're
> > still pumping the carbs and recommending small protein portions. The
> > textbook seemed awfully nattering. Not my favorite class. There was
some
> > stress placed on recognizing symptoms of deficiencies and malnutrition,
and
> > special nutritional situations like postsurgical patients and burn
victims.
> >
> >
>
> You might feel strongly that within a couple years much of what you were
> taught will be obsolete, but an overwhelming abundance of data suggests
> otherwise. As you know, in recent years low-carb/high-protein diets have
been
> quite popular. While many people tout these diets as an advancement in
> nutrition technology, and others dismiss the low-carb diets as being mere
> fads, for sure the popularity has helped provide an abundance of objective
> data suitable for making scientific conclusions regarding the efficacy of
> such diets for health promotion. As it is, the new data conclusively
support
> the old findings: For the general population, a diet higher in
carbohydrates
> and lower in proteins provides the best nutrition.
>
> Thus, when it comes to the general textbook recommendations for
carbohydrate
> consumption versus protein consumption, I think what you learned this
summer
> in Nutrition will likely remain up-to-date for the foreseeable future.
>
> At the same time, what is true for the general population is only a
baseline
> when it comes to determining optimal nutrition for the individual.
Therefore,
> one may be compelled to revisit those nattering details of nutrition if
> actually called upon to make astute dietary considerations optimized for a
> particular individual.

I hear ya. But here's the thing: I had always struggled with my weight
until I started the low-carb diet, and now I easily maintain a normal weight
with no effort, and I am more emotionally stable. I am still on a
reduced-carb diet not for weight loss, but because I just feel better. When
I occasionally eat starch, I feel like crap and I eat all day long. We all
have to make decisions based on our experience as well as guidance from
others. When I am a nurse I will of course make recommendations based on
the guidelines I am expected to use. However, it remains my opinion that
the current dietary recommendations for carbohydrate intake will eventually
be reduced. Thanks for your input.

--Patti
nersing stoodent


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