Nutritional Therapist, dietician or nutritionist - what’s the difference?
By kevala.com
If you are looking for a nutrition-based solution to a health issue or want to look at the link between food, lifestyle and health, who should you talk to?
Dieticians, who mostly work within the National Health Service (NHS), may be consulted where a specific condition needs to be controlled, such as diabetes or high cholesterol levels or in the intensive care unit of a hospital, where special feeding is needed.
Nutritionists don’t give direct health-related advice as they are not trained in clinical practice. They are often employed in the food industry where they may help devise recipes, write food labelling information and provide general nutritional information to the public.
Nutritional Therapists are trained in clinical practice. They generally work privately, advising individuals on health and diet. Unlike dietetics, nutritional therapy is regarded as a complementary therapy.
The Nutritional Therapist may work with people who have much more complex health problems than those a Nutritional Advisor is able to help. Their recommendations will include dietary changes relevant to particular disorders, as well as the ability to recommend a broad range of supplements where required.
Where a Nutritional Therapist will aim to determine individual levels of optimal nutrition, making use of supplements where appropriate, a Dietician may only occasionally prescribe food supplements if there is a case of an obvious deficiency.
Nutritional Therapists focus on the link between health, diet and lifestyle, with an emphasis on identifying the root cause of health issues, with a view to long-term vitality and optimal wellbeing.
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This article was posted by Carl Munson
