TY - JOUR T1 - Dietary restrictions: implications on medication choice JF - British Journal of General Practice JO - Br J Gen Pract SP - e670 LP - e671 DO - 10.3399/bjgp14X681865 VL - 64 IS - 627 AU - Serena Strickland Y1 - 2014/10/01 UR - http://bjgp.org/content/64/627/e670.abstract N2 - GMC guidance on personal beliefs and medical practice states: ‘In assessing a patient’s conditions and taking a history, you should take account of spiritual, religious, social and cultural factors, as well as their clinical history and symptoms. It may therefore be appropriate to ask a patient about their personal beliefs. However, you must not put pressure on a patient to discuss or justify their beliefs, or the absence of them.’ 1Many people will choose to avoid certain products in their diet on ethical or religious grounds. Vegetarianism is a lifestyle choice advocated by many spiritual disciplines including Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism as well as several less mainstream religions. Vegetarianism is defined by the Vegetarian Society as: ‘Someone who lives on a diet of grains, pulses, nuts, … ER -