Monday 30 August 2010

Plus ca change...

I was discussing nutritional therapy with someone over the weekend and they suggested that it must be difficult to stay up to date with the latest developments and dietary protocols given the constant publication of research in the field.

Certainly there has been an overdue increase in research in this area which is, in my opinion, still not sufficient given the importance of nutrition in health. It is also clearly important as a practitioner to be up to date with the latest findings and developments. However on reflection I realised that the majority of research studies I've read, or read of, over the past few years have concurred with the basics of good nutrition as I've always understood them; eat plenty of fruit and vegetables, limit red meat and saturated fats and have a regular intake of essential fats, minimise refined sugars, high GI carbs and alcohol, avoid caffeine, eat regularly, drink enough water, don't eat any one food to excess or cut out any food group entirely (carbs, fats, proteins) .. it's really all quite straight forward!

Where the latest research is more useful is in the treatment of specific pathologies and symptoms where knowing the latest dietary influence or beneficial nutrient can really help a client get better. However when it comes to the basics of good health, as the french saying goes: plus ca change, plus c'est la meme chose.
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