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<blockquote data-quote="DavidGrahamJones" data-source="post: 1986219" data-attributes="member: 245335"><p>Just FYI really.</p><p></p><p>The title "dietitian" is protected by law. So you can't call yourself a dietitian unless you're properly qualified and registered with the HCPC. The title of nutritionists isn't protected by law, so anyone can advertise their services as a nutritionist. Maybe she just called herself a nutritionist. There is an Association of Nutritionists and there's the British Association of Nutritional Therapists both of which require some sort of entrance requirement like a degree in Nutritional Medicine. </p><p></p><p>The Nutritional Therapist is more involved with the science that interprets the interaction of nutrients and other substances in food in relation to maintenance, growth, reproduction, health and disease of an organism. It includes food intake, absorption, assimilation, biosynthesis, catabolism, and excretion. So, a bit more complicated than a dietician. </p><p></p><p>Having looked at some of the training material I found that they also seem to go for the eatwell plate type of thing. However, I have been consulting a Nutritional Therapist for some years and she is very much a low carb advocate. You're right that it's a strange advert for your nutritional therapist to be overweight but she will be more concerned about what you eat and not how much. I also think that some NTs can completely forget that one is diabetic and not appreciate the constant task of avoiding carbs.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DavidGrahamJones, post: 1986219, member: 245335"] Just FYI really. The title "dietitian" is protected by law. So you can't call yourself a dietitian unless you're properly qualified and registered with the HCPC. The title of nutritionists isn't protected by law, so anyone can advertise their services as a nutritionist. Maybe she just called herself a nutritionist. There is an Association of Nutritionists and there's the British Association of Nutritional Therapists both of which require some sort of entrance requirement like a degree in Nutritional Medicine. The Nutritional Therapist is more involved with the science that interprets the interaction of nutrients and other substances in food in relation to maintenance, growth, reproduction, health and disease of an organism. It includes food intake, absorption, assimilation, biosynthesis, catabolism, and excretion. So, a bit more complicated than a dietician. Having looked at some of the training material I found that they also seem to go for the eatwell plate type of thing. However, I have been consulting a Nutritional Therapist for some years and she is very much a low carb advocate. You're right that it's a strange advert for your nutritional therapist to be overweight but she will be more concerned about what you eat and not how much. I also think that some NTs can completely forget that one is diabetic and not appreciate the constant task of avoiding carbs. [/QUOTE]
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