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PaperMacheMario wrote:

Lotus wrote:

PaperMacheMario wrote:

Alvin Flummux wrote:"Nutritionists"

It's dietician you utter nobs.

Aren't they different things? My wife's a dietitian and gets mildly irritated when she gets referred to as a nutritionist.

Although in this case I imagine they've probably grouped them together.

Anybody can call themselves a nutritionist. You can spout all kinds of shite under the title of 'nutritionist', but in reality know nothing and not have any knowledge or qualifications about what you're discussing. With dietitians there's an authorised body, set qualifications and an associated register of practitioners.

I'm sure there was a separate course at her university that was for nutrition rather than dietetics though? I just assumed it was a different kind of profession first and a bullshit title second.

Anyway, it's dietitian.

The trouble with the titles is that nutritionist sounds like the real one.

PaperMacheMario wrote:

Lotus wrote:

PaperMacheMario wrote:

Alvin Flummux wrote:"Nutritionists"

It's dietician you utter nobs.

Aren't they different things? My wife's a dietitian and gets mildly irritated when she gets referred to as a nutritionist.

Although in this case I imagine they've probably grouped them together.

Anybody can call themselves a nutritionist. You can spout all kinds of shite under the title of 'nutritionist', but in reality know nothing and not have any knowledge or qualifications about what you're discussing. With dietitians there's an authorised body, set qualifications and an associated register of practitioners.

I'm sure there was a separate course at her university that was for nutrition rather than dietetics though? I just assumed it was a different kind of profession first and a bullshit title second.

Anyway, it's dietitian.

Spot on, they're simply different professions. Technically anyone can call themselves a nutritionist but there is still a professional association and register of fully qualified nutritionists. I'm not too clear on the difference but I think dietitians are more similar to doctors in that they give clinical advice to patients whereas nutritionists often work in advocacy roles and the like. A nutrition course at a university still involves a lot of science, it's not some wishy washy nanny state nonsense as some people seem to think.

Pancake wrote:A nutrition course at a university still involves a lot of science, it's not some wishy washy nanny state nonsense as some people seem to think.

Blame Gillian McKeith shifting through peoples gooseberry fool for that perception.