Dietitians Week – The many faces of dietetics. 5 June 2023 at 8-9pm

1. How can dietetics benefit from a diverse and inclusive workforce?
2. Share your tips on reaching ethnically and culturally diverse communities
3. How can we embrace more equality, diversity and inclusion in the profession?
4. Tell us about the specialism, setting and style you work in – to help us celebrate the different ‘faces’ of dietetics.
5. How can dietitians actively support inclusive workplaces?

Diet and the Gut Microbiome. 17 October 2022 at 8-9pm

1. What is a healthy gut microbiome?
2. Is it possible to improve/ optimise our gut microbiome through our diet including pre/probiotics?
3. What does the evidence say about the impacts of having an unhealthy microbiome?
4. What are microbiome tests and is there a role for them?
5. Share your favourite resources for CPD/ learning and keeping up to date on microbiome research!

Catch up on what we discussed here: #GutMicrobiome

Working With Brands. Dietitians Week- 20 June 2022 at 8-9pm

1. What are the benefits and risks to working with brands?
2. How do you calculate the price for your services, based on your self-worth?
3. How can you ensure you get what you want during negotiations?
4. How can the BDA support dietitians who want to start working with brands?
5. Share your top tips of how to successfully collaborate with a brand

Catch up on what we discussed here: #WorkingWithBrands

Plant-rich Eating – 17 January 2022 at 8-9pm

1. What are the key health benefits of eating a more plant-rich diet?
2. Is there a need for more prescriptive guidance on what a plant-rich diet
   entails?
3. Can some plant-derived foods have a greater impact on gut health or heart
   health?
4. How can meat-eaters be nudged to a more plant-rich diet?
5. Is there a place for plant-rich processed foods in our diets?

Catch up on what we discussed here: #Plant-Rich Eating

Cholesterol Lowering – 19 October 2020 at 8-9pm

1. Can a dietary approach support cholesterol lowering?
2. What specific diet and lifestyle changes are proven to lower cholesterol?
3. Share research on dietary approaches that have been proven to lower cholesterol
4. Any tasty practical tips for incorporating cholesterol lowering foods into day to day life during National Cholesterol Month?
5. Is the consumer trend on plant-based eating reflected in your patient community?

This chat on #dietandcholesterol was kindly supported by Flora ProActiv.

Catch up on what we discussed here: ##DietAndCholesterol

World Kidney Day – 9 March 2020 at 8-9pm

1. What are the most important dietary and lifestyle factors for looking after our kidney health? Share your best links to the evidence
2. What are the biggest myths surrounding diet and kidney disease?
3. What opportunities are there for dietitians to promote kidney prevention messages in day to day practice?
4. WWhat resources are available to support discussions about kidney health with patients/clients? (websites, apps, recipes)
5. Which kidney related strategy docs, policies, briefing papers & guidelines have caught yr attention recently & why?

#NutPower – 7 October 2019 at 8-9pm

1. What role do nuts play in plant-based and vegan eating?
2. How do nuts compare nutritionally?
3. What’s the evidence behind nuts and health?
4. Is there a difference between the nuts in terms of sustainability?
5. Share your nutty culinary creations!

 
Please join us for this special twitter chat as part of the British Dietetic Association’s “Dietitians Week” focused on the work that dietitians do to prevent illness or optimise health #DietitiansDoPrevention

#DietitiansDoPrevention – 4 June 2018 at 8-9pm

1. What does a ‘prevention based approach’ mean to you?
2. Can we use prevention strategies in more acute dietetic settings?
3. How best can dietitians promote themselves to help deliver on @BDA_Dietitians theme: #DietitiansDoPrevention
4. What are your thoughts / tips on starting ‘healthy conversations’ with patients about wider issues like inactivity, alcohol and smoking?
5. Do you have any particularly good examples of evidence based prevention strategies led by Dietitians?

Catch up on what we discussed here: #DietitiansDoPrevention

Veganuary- 15 January 2018 at 8-9pm

1. What are the pros and cons of Veganuary?
2. Does current evidence suggest a vegan diet is the same as a protective plant-based diet?
3. Is a vegan diet suitable for all groups of people?
4. What are your key tips for making a vegan diet balanced and nutritious?
5. Share your recipes, research papers or online resources to help make vegan eating simple, healthy and enjoyable

Our guest tweeter is Dr Linia Patel RD.

Meat Advice – 11 September 2017 at 8-9pm

1. Does red meat have a role to play as part of a healthy, balanced diet? #meatadvice
2. Are there any downsides to blanket advice on eating less red meat? #meatadvice
3. What are your views on recent research on red and processed meat? Share your best links to studies. #meatadvice
4. From a public heath point of view how can current red meat dietary advice be best shared with consumers? #meatadvice
5. Share your best recipe ideas and cooking tips for red meat. #meatadvice

Catch up on what we discussed here: Meat Advice

This chat was kindly supported by The Meat Advisory Panel.