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Mar 2023
27m 2s

What do medics really eat?

Bbc World Service
About this episode

Long days, unsociable hours, a hectic and pressurised workload – the working environment for health care staff is full of challenges. Maintaining a healthy diet in those conditions is tough.

Two shift workers talk honestly about what they eat on the job, and get advice from a dietician.

Ruth Alexander speaks to Scott Christmas, who’s on his eighth year of overnight shifts, to Tom Gibbons, a paramedic, and to Dr Linia Patel, dietician and performance nutritionist.

If you would like to get in touch with the show, please email: thefoodchain@bbc.co.uk

(Picture: A pair of hands holding a stethoscope and an apple. Credit: Getty Images/BBC)

Producer: Elisabeth Mahy

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