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Doctor set me on a diet of 1200 cals?!?!

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  • catpow2
    catpow2 Posts: 206 Member
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    Doctors are great for a lot of things, but nutrition does not tend to be one of them unless they are a specialist in that particular area. Doctors only have to take about a day's worth of studies on nutrition, and yet they still feel qualified to tell you how to get healthy. They are no better educated than you are. You should see a specialist if you need to, but trusting a doctor that specializes in anything else aside from what's ailing you is like asking a plastic surgeon to fix your deck.

    Agree--I'd love it if everything a doctor ever told me was completely accurate. But one) they're human too and they make mistakes; and 2) they can't be experts in every area of medicine/health. The whole drastically reduce calories is still conventional wisdom--people (a lot of doctors included) probably still think you need to drastically reduce calories to lose weight. Go with your plan--if you don't see the results you want, modify it.

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