TNEa's four reading groups kick off: nutritionists lead you in exercise, reading, and talking about diet
"Whenever the topic turns to nutrition science, dietary guidelines, or serving sizes... dietitians can talk endlessly, yet the public is left completely bewildered, and in the end they all shout that we should 'speak like human beings'!" sighs Lin Ya-en, a veteran dietitian who also serves as chairperson of the Taiwan Health Nutrition Education Promotion Association (TNEa) TNEa is determined to turn frustration into strength by launching a "Nutrition Book Club," not only calling on dietitians to read together and find ways to "make nutrition science speak like human beings," but also welcoming the general public to take part and get closer to nutrition science; the book club will be divided into four groups: the "Evidence-Based Medicine Group""Sports Nutrition Group""Dietitian Licensing Exam Group""Food Literature, Imagery and Marketing Group" "The Evidence-Based Medicine Group spends a lot of time searching databases, interpreting data, assessing whether something should be included in the critical appraisal, and finding clinically relevant evidence in the process. We are a very 'serious' group." Su Yen-chen, convener of the Evidence-Based Medicine Group, who has grown interested in reading data over recent years, said with a smile and determination. There is a great deal of evidence-based medicine material, so members are required to genuinely read and are not allowed to leave early, and lecturers are invited from time to time to help interpret the data. "I hope to teach dietitians to 'find answers themselves'!" Su Yen-chen has reasons for insisting on this: "Compared with physicians and nursing staff, dietitians actually have less exposure to evidence-based medicine." As a result, when discussing clinical cases, dietitians' arguments are somewhat shaky. "In fact, many issues in the nutrition field today need evidence-based medical support, such as low-sugar diets and genetically modified foods," Lin Ya-en added from the side, but students in general nutrition-related departments do not begin to encounter "research methods" until their senior year or master's program, so their foundation for argument is naturally somewhat weak.Evidence-Based Medicine Group: Teaching Dietitians to Find Answers Themselves
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