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Career Guide: Nutritiionist

Career Guide: Nutritiionist

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  • About the Editor
    • Advices on key educational steps toward the career.
    • Presents information that you will need to know in order to win your dream job and be the first in line for a promotion.
    • Help aspiring nutritionists better understand the key issues and questions that arise during the educational process.

A nutritionist is a person who advises on matters of food and nutrition impacts on health. Different professional terms are used in different countries, employment settings and contexts — some examples include: nutrition scientist, public health nutritionist, dietitian-nutritionist, clinical nutritionist, and sports nutritionist. Proper nutrition is essential to healthy living and overall well-being. Nutritionists specialize in the relationship between food and the human body. They promote individual and public health by helping people understand the connection between how they feel and what they eat. While nutritionists fill a variety of counseling, teaching and managerial roles in many different settings, they all share the common goal of improving and maintaining health through diets based on the science of nutrition. Nutritionists work in many settings, including hospitals, schools, health departments and private practices. Nutritionists help people manage chronic health issues, such as high blood pressure, food allergies and diabetes through their diets. They review and assess each individual’s health history, lifestyle and food preferences, and develop diets and meal plans tailored to specific goals. Nutritionists understand the biochemistry of food and how nutrients operate on a cellular level. They advise people on which foods to avoid, and which foods can help correct nutritional imbalances and deficiencies. Among their many clients are the more than one-third of American adults struggling with obesity, a risk factor for heart disease, cancer, and other serious health problems. Nutritionists help people reshape their diets with foods, portions and cooking methods geared toward maintaining a healthy weight.


About the Guide


This Career Guide provides guidance to people facing a variety of career challenges. These challenges may include dealing with redundancy, seeking a new job, changing careers, returning to work after a career break, building new skills, personal and professional development. The common aim of the career guide, whatever the particular situation of the individual being guided, is normally to help that individual gain control of their career and, to some extent, their life. This comprehensive resource has been developed to provide you with a road map for your particular area of interest to shape the career as Nutritionist. Whether you are looking for that entry-level position, growing in your respective field, or making a career transition, the means to accomplish your goals are within this resource.