Word: dietitian
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...forces driving the movement is a growing distrust of doctors. The onslaught caught many medical associations by surprise. Convinced that the Massachusetts bill would die quickly, the state chapter of the American Cancer Society did not even bother to testify at a hearing on the proposal. Only a dietitian spoke against the bill at a hearing in Arizona. Medical societies in Oregon and Louisiana ducked the issue...
Your article "Deadly Hospital Food?" [July 22] makes the erroneous implication that the fault lies in the diet kitchen. The fact is that the dietitian can only do what the doctor orders and what the administrative-staff structure permits. My article in Nutrition Today, which you quoted, cites 14 undesirable practices, most of which reflect on the physician, the nurse and the administrative staff. Many of these practices, such as prolonged periods of feeding with intravenous glucose and failure to record body weight, are easily corrected. Others require upgrading nutrition education for physicians and others involved in healthcare. Reorganization...
Died. Adelle Davis, 70, spunky preacher of the good-eating gospel; of bone cancer; in Palos Verdes Estates, Calif. Trained as a dietitian and holder of a master's degree in biochemistry, Davis contended that improper diet is the cause of a broad gamut of diseases as well as such social afflictions as crime, mental illness and drug abuse. In four bestselling volumes (Let's Eat Right to Keep Fit, et al.), she urged readers to shun refined grains and packaged foods, eat organically grown fruits and vegetables, unprocessed cheese and fertilized eggs, and take large doses...
...Lacosse, executive dietitian of University Food Services, said last week that each student who actually fasts Thursday night will donate 70 cents, while another 70 cents will be retained by Food Services for overhead costs...
...former hospital dietitian and food-industry home economist, I want to congratulate you on your superb nutrition story...