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I found a website about a well known dietitian that tells a lot about health; also describes the job and has quite a bit of info

http://www.dietitian.com/rds.html

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To become a registered dietitian (r.d.). You need an undergraduate degree in nutrition or a health related field. I think biological sciences are okay. And then you need to do an internship and take an exam. So i think it takes at least a year after college. Check out the ADA website.
www.eatright.org/

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Are you referring to a nutritionist or a registered dietitian?

The difference between a dietitian and nutritionist is usually based on whether there is a license, the type of education and recognition received and, in some cases, personal preference.

While a dietitian tends to work in education, in public health, in hospitals, food service organizations and management, a nutritionist frequently uses the term to qualify his/her practice as one dealing only with the public, their diet and supplements.

Many “nutritionists” have no educational background and may be found working in health food stores, so check out credentials carefully.

The term Registered Dietitian can only be used by those dietetic professionals who are currently authorized by the Commission on the Accreditation for Dietetics Education (CADE) to use these credentials. These are legally protected titles. Individuals with these credentials have completed specific defined academic and supervised practice requirements, successfully completed a national registration examination and maintained continuing education requirements for re-certification. All RDs study nutrition and application to food and health. And, some RDs call themselves nutritionists.

Even though most nutritionists work with the public, if you’re certified it’s possible you can work independently, meaning you can schedule your own clients whenever you want. However, you won’t have benefits such as paid vacation or health coverage, and you tend to get business by word of mouth, rather than getting paid regardless of how many clients you see. Depending where you live and what exactly you do, you could earn between $40,000-$60,000 a year. (Jobs don’t base earnings per hour or per week).

You really would have to study if you want to consider this field. In college you’ll have to take biology, chemistry, anatomy, maybe some business classes, and of course nutrition classes.

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Many schools offer nutrition, dietary science, food science, health science and others as majors. I would search for these programs if you are interested in this field.

The average is about 4 to 5 years for a bachelors. Good luck.