Diet Tips

Scottish IMD day- Crieff Hydro Hotel 22/11/08

Tuesday, November 25th, 2008

The beautiful Crieff Hydro Hotel was the location for what was hopefully the first of many meetings specifically aimed at people with inherited metabolic disorders (IMD) as well as their parents and carers. This meeting was to give people who live in Scotland, a chance to meet others who are similarly affected by IMD’s and [...]

Multiple Food Protein Intolerance - What is it?

Monday, November 17th, 2008

There are many misconceptions surrounding food allergies, often people have an intolerance rather than an allergy itself. A food allergy is an adverse clinical reaction to food due to any type of abnormal immune response to food protein.

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Crohn’s: Fight it with Diet

Monday, November 10th, 2008

An interesting article recently appeared in the UK based newspaper the ‘Mail on Sunday’ regarding the treatment of Crohn’s disease with diet rather than drugs. The article centres on the experiences of one man, John Maffioli.
John first fell ill at 19, but he just attributed it to the excesses of his life as a university [...]

Getting back ‘on diet’ - PKU

Wednesday, August 20th, 2008

Hi my name is Andrew i am 36 years old, when i was younger i was on a strict diet which was controlled by my mum. When i got to my teens, the doctors wanted me off the diet. When the doctors told me this i said no. I was to used to the diet (low pro) [...]

PKU and the 3 R’s

Tuesday, August 19th, 2008

I remember when I first started seeing my dietitian on my return to the diet, sounds a bit like a movie title! PKU and the return of the Diet!!  She explained to me that to help maintain consistently low blood Phe levels, management will involve a three-pronged approach known as the 3 R’s: Record, Restrict, and Replace. I [...]

Metabolic Awareness Week

Friday, June 27th, 2008

The 29th of June sees the advent of another Metabolic Awareness Week (from CLIMB) in the UK. As a dietetic student with a keen interest in this field, I wanted to take the opportunity of sharing my thoughts on the subject. I will write a series of articles over the coming days to help increase [...]

Welcome to the SHS Nutrition Blog

Friday, May 2nd, 2008

This site has been designed by you for you to help you understand more about Advanced Medical Nutrition and its related conditions. As a Healthcare Professional, Patient, Parent or Carer you can use this site to search through our extensive range of articles, references, clinical studies and product information on Advanced Medical Nutritional Therapies.
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