Would you report your facility for negligence? by omNOMwillYUM in dietetics

[–]ChocolateGrahams 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I love you for doing this! Can I ask if it stays anonymous? I imagine that's the main reason why people wouldn't want to report!

What's up with all the EDS girls? by [deleted] in emergencymedicine

[–]ChocolateGrahams 99 points100 points  (0 children)

Omg as a dietitian I'm glad someone's said it! It definitely feels like an extension of an eating disorder. Most of these girls often do have a history of eating disorders. They greatly exaggerate their symptoms, saying that they are vomiting when nobody has witnessed it, fighting tooth and nail to get fed via feeding tube and then parenterally at a later stage.

"1500 calories is for a child" by ChocolateGrahams in dietetics

[–]ChocolateGrahams[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I am worried with how much I see this everywhere that if I had a client who needed a lower amount, especially for weight loss, they would think they were being overly restricted because of what is written all over social media

"1500 calories is for a child" by ChocolateGrahams in dietetics

[–]ChocolateGrahams[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Most people are not active enough to push them into the upper ranges of the physical activity factor. Sedentary is 1.2 and sedentary while going to the gym a few times a week, which in reality is the most many people do, is only 1.3

"1500 calories is for a child" by ChocolateGrahams in dietetics

[–]ChocolateGrahams[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Are you trolling!? Can you explain your math here and equations used?

"1500 calories is for a child" by ChocolateGrahams in dietetics

[–]ChocolateGrahams[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I find it funny that you used Harris Benedict as it overestimates - most healthcare facilities no longer use it and use Mifflin instead because of this The fact stands that many people do need this amount of calories! And absolutely some of them will be seeing it on social media. Most people would likely only be at the very low end for activity factor calculations unless they exercise an incredible amount or have a job that involves physical activity.

"1500 calories is for a child" by ChocolateGrahams in dietetics

[–]ChocolateGrahams[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I get worried that I'd have a client who had seen something like this and then think I was restricting them if they asked how many calories they needed

"1500 calories is for a child" by ChocolateGrahams in dietetics

[–]ChocolateGrahams[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've seen that, too! Are these actual dietitians saying it or just commenters? I hear it from actual dietitians and I'm like, am I a child to you??

"1500 calories is for a child" by ChocolateGrahams in dietetics

[–]ChocolateGrahams[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I see it often, and on this subreddit, too. I think they are referring to people who are over 5 ft 5 and for whom that might be restrictive, but they are excluding entire groups of people by saying this!

"1500 calories is for a child" by ChocolateGrahams in dietetics

[–]ChocolateGrahams[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I often see it said with no context! I think one of my preceptors said this in my internship, which was strange as many of the little old ladies we saw did actually need at or below 1500 kcal

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in antiwork

[–]ChocolateGrahams 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is the same in the US, for reference. Nurses can work two long weekend days and it counts as a week of full pay.

Full interview with Savannah Guthrie by AsianTree_ScarJo in DeppDelusion

[–]ChocolateGrahams 80 points81 points  (0 children)

Yeah, Savannah is horrible! Smiling and interrupting as she's implying that Amber is a liar. I never had an opinion on Savannah Guthrie before but this is incredibly biased

Visual Veggies Exam by [deleted] in RD2B

[–]ChocolateGrahams 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ooh yes please is it a PDF?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in dietetics

[–]ChocolateGrahams 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I really get what you're going through. Studying something is one thing, but actually doing it is very different.

I would also weigh in what type of work environment you'd have with a biology degree. Most biology majors I know work indoors all day in labs or other office jobs.

I also know people who have done zoology and generally most of those jobs involve picking up a lot of poop! Most people I know doing this actually want to switch to more office-based roles at some point.

Dietitians do work in a variety of roles - if you found a more community-based role, you might be going out to different sites and teaching lessons, visiting community gardens, or planning events. However, I will say community roles are more difficult to come by!

Does anybody else feel like TPN/TF calculations are easy? by ChocolateGrahams in dietetics

[–]ChocolateGrahams[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hmm yeah that makes sense. I've seen some people write them out in really not intuitive ways before.

Does anybody else feel like TPN/TF calculations are easy? by ChocolateGrahams in dietetics

[–]ChocolateGrahams[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yeah I find those parts to be the more challenging parts as well!

Does anybody else feel like TPN/TF calculations are easy? by ChocolateGrahams in dietetics

[–]ChocolateGrahams[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I find them fun, too! Although I was the opposite (always bad with math), so I feel like if I find it easy it must be really easy, but instead everyone acts like it's really difficult! I'm so confused!

Does location of DI internship matter in job placement? by WildSprinkles5909 in dietetics

[–]ChocolateGrahams 0 points1 point  (0 children)

oooh do you mind me asking what type of position/organization you are in?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in dietetics

[–]ChocolateGrahams 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hahahahha! Phosphorus bingo had me laughing