A Review of Religious Dietary Practices

We live in a diverse and beautiful world with many different cultures and religions. Several religions follow religious dietary practices. As a dietitian, you'll work with people from all different background. Having an awareness of these practices will help you not only on the exam but when working with patients who follow some of these practices.

In this episode of the RD Exam Made Easy Podcast, you'll learn about several religious dietary practices including:

Halal Diet
Kosher Diet
Seventh Day Adventists Diet
Roman Catholic Diet
Buddhism Diet
Hinduism Diet
Mormon Diet

There's also some common special diets that show up time and time again such as gluten-free and vegetarian diets. You'll also get a review of those common diets in this episode.

Here's a glance at this episode:

[06:33] A review of the Halal diet

[13:40] The term for neutral foods in the Kosher diet

[14:56] The one and only Blue Zone in the North America where a large number of Seventh Day Adventists live

[16:34] A tip on how to work through the test questions

[17:49] What culture sees cow's as a sacred animal

[18:36] A review of common special dietary restrictions

Episode Transcript