What is the difference between a dietitian, food technologist and nutritionist?

What is the difference between a dietitian, a food technologist and a nutritionist and who would be the best at devising diet plans? A dietitian has at least a four-year Bachelor's degree in nutrition and dietetics (or graduate degree), has completed an internship and has passed a national registration exam from the Academy of Nutrition...

Where did you go to college? Where are there some good schools to become a dietitian?

I would like to know where you went to college and where are some good schools to become a dietitian. Thanking you in advance. For college, I went to the University of Northern Colorado and for graduate school, North Dakota State University. They are both good schools, but there are a lot of Academy of...

I am 39 years old. Am I too old nutrition to be in an approved program?

If you can answer this question, I would really appreciate it. I am 39 years old and have been studying nutrition in an Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics approved didactic program for the last two years. With the amount of competition there is in the RD (registered dietitian) program, in your opinion, am I...

Where can I get a referral for a dietitian?

Where can I get a referral to a dietitian? Or how can I get the track record of a specific dietitian in an area? Thanks. You can ask your doctor for a referral to a Registered Dietitian if your health insurance requires a referral prior to coverage. Or you can call your medical out-patient clinic...

Can you send me infomation on dietitian careers?

I am doing a report. I had to find a career that I wanted to be and I picked a dietitian. I was wondering if you could send me information on dietitians. Thank you for your time. The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics has great information about What is an RD?

My daughter is a nutrition major. Is it a good field for the future?

I just spoke with my 21-year-old daughter who is a nutrition major at Ohio University. She is beginning her sophomore year and is wondering if she should do a dietitian major or I think it was a nutrition major that had higher levels of sciences involved. I think eventually she would like to mix...

Do you have information about review workshops for the RD exam?

Would you have any info about review workshops in Ohio for someone taking the registered dietitian exam in Oct? Your help would be appreciated. Thank you. I do not have info about review workshops. I would recommend you search the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR). The Academy does have...

How do I become a dietitian? What classes do I take?

I am interested in becoming a dietitian. How can I become one? What classes do I have to take? I have a pharmacy degree right now. Can I work with that? What schools offer good programs (in California)? I would guess the jobs would be easier to find in pharmacy than dietetics in some areas of...

I am trying to find a program that provides CNC certification, certified nutritional consultant.

I am trying to find a program that provides a certification called C.N.C. I believe that stands for Certified Nutritional Consultant which is given by I believe the American Association for Nutritional Consultants. Would you happen to have a contact, e.g. an email address, a URL or mailing address for such a program or...

What’s the difference between a certified nutritionist and registered dietitian?

Recently, I've become interested in nutrition. I've been reading a lot of things about it. I ran up on 2 terms that I don't quite understand. Please help. What's the difference between a certified nutritionist and registered dietitian? Do they both have the same qualification to counsel people on nutrition? Have you heard of the...