M0nica
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M0nica
I think far too often the NHS when writing all these help and advice sheets do not actually use experts to design their sheets so that the information when given is presented will lead people to read the bits that matter and own play other pars.
Often when I am looking up something medical, a charity will produce a really helpful leaflet because it has been well designed and presented by people who understand design and how to attractpeople's eyes to the parts that matter.
So much NHS litereaature isn't designed at all and people read the information incorrectly, then they get the blame for concentrating on the non essentials
The diets are worked out by NHS dietitians!
I am sure they are. The problem isn't with the recommended diets, the problem is often the way they are set out on the paper or website for the potential user.
To give you an example using a non-medical GN example. Most people on here have learnt that online postings are best written in short paragraphs, with a oneline space between each paragraph.
Every so often we get a huge screed from the OP. screens of it, no paragraphs, little punctuation, often written at times of deep emotion. Notice how often someone has posted in reply that they feel for the OP would like to sympathise but simply couldn't manage to read that huge chunk of prose, unbroken by paragraphs.
As has often been said 'It is not what you say, its the way that you say it'. The same with print. It is often not what you write, which may be impeccably correct and written by a world expert on the subject, but if put on paper or screen, without thought for presentation, that enables the information to be accessable and understood by its intended audience, is a complete waste of time and effort.
The problem isn't with the recommended diets, the problem is often the way they are set out on the paper or website for the potential user.
From my point of view, the problem with this one is some of the recommended foods. The thought of trying to eat or drink some of them if your appetite is depressed for any reason is off-putting.
The title 'From Hale to Hearty' is off-putting too, for someone who has been diagnosed with an illness. It's as if they are saying, just follow this diet sheet and you will become robust, vigorous and strong!
