What are some of the opportunities for up-and-coming dietitians in the next decade?
When I first started dietetics, the number of business people and entrepreneurs was very few. In the next five to ten years, it will become quite the norm. With that also comes the risk that people lose some of their credibility with becoming an entrepreneur. Sometimes we need to take a step back and say,“ The research isn ' t quite there yet, so let ' s not oversell it."
You recently received a prestigious award for your work – and Princess Anne gave it to you personally. Tell us about this!
The award was from the British Nutrition Foundation; we received funding to look deeper into the mechanisms of how the low FODMAP diet works. Princess Anne is one of their patrons. Meeting her was surreal. I got to chat one-on-one with her in advance of receiving the award, and she was so personable. I was nervous, and thought, " I have to be very proper ", but Princess Anne was cracking jokes!
Living in London, have you met Jamie Oliver yet?
Not yet, but Jamie Oliver reached out to me on Instagram, and since then we’ ve had quite a few conversations. I know that our paths will cross; he’ s such an inspiring person!
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Referenced works:
· Heidi’ s paper: https:// www. ncbi. nlm. nih. gov / pubmed / 28625832( Probiotics and LFD in IBS)
· Megan’ s paper: https:// www. ncbi. nlm. nih. gov / pubmed / 28993261( Predicting response to diet)
· Hypno vs LFD paper: http:// onlinelibrary. wiley. com / doi / 10.1111 / apt. 13706 / full
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