Dietitians and "Nutritionists".

[bindeweede]

I stumbled across a very interesting article on the situation in the US. Is it really very different from that in the UK? I thought the response from "Lapis" was especially interesting.

Yes, I was once a woo fanatic (blush). I grew up around alt health in an alt health friendly city, I became a doula, did a reiki training, studied herbs, took some flower essences, got acupuncture, exclusively saw naturopaths, even went to the Institute for Integrative nutrition (a TERRIBLE place btw). It was a woo-ey life to say the least and despite having quite a lot of uncertainty about everything I was learning and the people I was meeting, it took until I met (and married) a scientist for me to finally take a good look at all the things that had been rubbing me the wrong way. Of course, I really had to swallow my pride to let go of a lot of what I “knew” and my work life has certainly suffered from it, but I am so glad to have found the other side.

Doula? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doula

Original article.......

http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/?p=5891

[Drop Bear]

I live in Australia.

About year ago, I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. My doctor referred me to the diabetes clinic at the local public hospital. Whilst at the clinic I saw a dieticain,and learned what I can eat with abandon, what I can have in small amounts and what I should avoid. The dietician I saw has a degree in nutrition from our major university. (I asked)

Here a person needs formal,recogised credentials to call themselves a dietician or nutrionist.


PS : there are no homeopathy hospitals in Australia,and alleged treatmens are not covered by our national heath system.

[skbuncks]

...Here a person needs formal,recogised credentials to call themselves a dietician or nutrionist...

I can never remember which way round it is over here, so its either dietician is a protected title and requires formal qualifications whereas anyone can call themselves a nutritionist (or vice versa).

skb

[bindeweede]

I can never remember which way round it is over here, so its either dietician is a protected title and requires formal qualifications whereas anyone can call themselves a nutritionist (or vice versa).

skb

Your first option seems to be the correct one.

The title dietitian can only be used by those appropriately trained professionals who have registered with the Health Professions Council and whose details are on the HPC web site.

http://www.bda.uk.com/

[bruce]

...dietician is a protected title and requires formal qualifications whereas anyone can call themselves a nutritionist (or vice versa).

skb

I believe that's the case in the UK

[Croydon Bob]

I believe that's the case in the UK

Yup, from the definitive source:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIaV8swc-fo

(skip to 3.50 min in if you want to go straight to nutritionists and skip the homeopaths)