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A friend recently posted an article on Facebook about receiving bad nutritional advice. Being a healthy living blogger, I read a lot of health articles on the internet. I occasionally come across articles I have thought to be incredibly bogus.
I wanted to share this article, as the beginning of the new year often generates a flux of people who want to start living healthier. This is a great thing, but it’s important for people to do this the right way.
That being said, I’d like to point out a few things you might see from time to time on Slim Sanity. I do sometimes share nutrition advice received from other sources. I very often share my own personal experiences with nutrition. These are two different things. I do hold a disclaimer for my blog that I AM NOT a registered dietitian (RD) or other certified specialist qualified to give nutrition advice.
My personal experience and opinion why Low Calorie Diets Can Be Dangerous
I AM, however, very soon receiving my PhD in a hard science and am very skilled at researching facts. Anything I post on Slim Sanity about nutrition would be from a source I believe is qualified to give me information. In fact I have several posts in my queue about nutrition questions I have wanted to answer for myself, and plan to dig around in published research or ask a specialist for that information. I would never display this information as coming from myself or my own personal advice. Like any other PhD knows, references are crucial. Citing your source is what makes any paper legitimate, and I would treat any blog posts in the same way.
If you are new around here and looking for new ideas for a healthy way of living, I am glad you stopped by and hope you enjoy what you find! If you are looking for specific nutritional advice, feel free to ask and I can refer you to the right articles or blogs.
Here are a few blogs written by RDs who I think are fabulous.
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When you are looking for specific nutrition advice, where do you go? Do you follow any RD (or other specialist) bloggers?
So true, with all the info online it really is hard to find legitimate advice – I love reading about people’s own experiences though, regardless of what qualifications they have! Some of my (certified) go-to’s are Chris Kresser and Agalee RD.
Great list of people to go to for questions and advice!
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Great post- i 100% agree. While this is the time of year that people are going to be willing to read more and take advice, learning where to get the RIGHT information is really important. I follow almost all of those RD's that you mentioned.
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Beautiful! 🙂 I am currently earning my certification in Nutrition Communications from Tufts University because I wanted more credibility linked to my name/blog! 🙂 While I have been studying nutrition for 12 years, not having the PROPER schooling doesn't make me legit enough – BOOO! lol !! Congrats on ALMOST earning your PhD!!!
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That's great!! I'd like to get a certification in nutrition too 🙂
There's definitely a lot of bad advice out there… That being said, I don't mind reading about people's personal experiences as long as they're not trying to push that only ONE way of eating/exercising is right. We're all so different, and what works for one person might not work for another. And all those ladies? Love them.
Agreed! So many people think that they know exactly what they are talking about…not always so true 🙂
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I love both blogs you listed! Elle and Robyn are both so positive and share great information. Anne at Fannetastic Food is another favorite of mine as well!
I LOVE Robyn's blog! It is definitely one of my "go-tos" right now!
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ah such a great time to post this!! I really agree with all of these
Hi, Thanks for the shout out! This is an important topic, because it's not always easy to find accurate nutrition info online. So thanks for addressing this. That's the main reason I wanted to create the Nutrition Blog Network…this is an aggregator of blogs written by registered dietitians. So hope your readers will check it out: NutritionBlogNetwork.com
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I'll head over and check it out!
Great. As a fellow chemist, I agree with getting the straight facts about sources! I hate hearing people spout stuff that is bogus or reading stuff over and over again that isn't true or proven or anything. It's the worst.
This is a really good point, and one that I worry about often when I'm giving nutrition advice. I think a lot of the discrepancies stem from: a) poor quality research (like you mention, it is SO, SO important to check out sources for things before blindly believing them), and b) the fact that different things work for different bodies. Yes, there is hard research showing that a vegan diet "can be healthy" and yes, there is hard research showing that a paleo diet "can be healthy" despite the fact that those are so different. In my opinion, many things "can be healthy" for different people, as long as they're done in a conscious way. Thanks for the post!