PetDinosaurs

They call me baby J out on these streets

Ok. I'm also not crazy.

I do. I also have a PhD from a medical school. That's why I know if eating less milk were the best solution for this individual, they would have said that.

Managing parents' anxieties is a major part of being a pediatrician. You don't suggest things that might scare parents when they are not necessary.

Be nice.

Jesus Christ. Just be nice.

Why is no one on Lemmy nice.

My bologna has a first name...

The doctor is unable to stop them from their behavior.

Imagine yourself as a doctor. The patient has the plague. You say, "Take this antibiotic. It will go away." They say, "We prefer quarantine and chicken noodle soup".

Do you say ok? Or do you admonish them and risk they get angry and do nothing? Or do you say, that is better than nothing. It is their body.

The only ethical behavior for a physician in this situation is to say, "sure, try dietary modifications".

They were trying to prevent long term brain development issues by resolving the anemia the fastest evidence-based way, but the patient refused expert advice.

That is what I said. The doctor would only have suggested meds if it were necessary.

You should change your thought process and listen to the experts.

They also would have recommended dietary changes if they actually were applicable. It is this kind of belief that leads to increased harm and is solely the reason why so many children are being harmed and killed by extremely preventable causes.

I'm not accusing you of being someone as heinous as an antivaxxer, but this is the thought process that leads people down that path.

This specific thing? Or just an iron chunk of some type?

The reason I know about this is the social aspect of trying to get people with endemic iron deficiency to use a supplement. If you're from the more industrialized would, I'd figure you'd take supplements that, while more expensive, may or may not be more effective.

Certainly makes sense.

Not necessarily licking (I mean, if you do it enough...), but this is a thing

Cool story with interesting social, cultural, and scientific interactions.

It may have been discredited outside of simple iron deficiency since I last read about it, but dietary studies on humans are notoriously difficult to do.