Have you thanked your Registered Dietitian for helping you feel better, grocery shop smarter, gain cooking skills, and lead a healthier life every day?
There are so many ways to be a better you. Some of them have to do with feeling better and aging with fewer health issues and these are with you day-by-day. The nutrition professionals who are most qualified to guide you to achieve healthier lifestyle goals like these, by learning about food, nutrition, and cooking, are called registered dietitians.
Registered Dietitians Specialize
There are a host of specialties that are available to nutrition pros. Here are a few:
- Clinical nutrition, hospital or long-term care
- Sports and Cardiovascular nutrition
- School foodservice and nutrition
- Private practice, general nutrition
- Pediatric nutrition
- Supermarket nutrition
- Culinary nutrition
Registered Dietitians have Ongoing Educational Requirements
Like medicine and other health professions, there are ongoing requirements for registered dietitians to learn about their area of specialty and other areas of nutrition science. Most educational programs allow nutrition pros to hear from speakers renowned in their field of nutrition research or another health profession that influences nutrition and lifestyle behaviors. It’s nice to know that a nutrition pro is staying up-to-date on the information that she/he passes along to their clients since the science is always evolving.
Registered Dietitians are Passionate about Preventative Care
The typical nutrition pro has a huge interest in assisting clients who want to stay healthy by practicing behaviors like cooking dinner more often at home, learning to make and eat healthier snacks, and hydrating better on a daily basis. By keeping a focus on better food choices and how they reduce the risk for diseases that can rob one’s quality of life, registered dietitians are special healthcare providers to seek out, to learn from, and to give a big ‘thank you!’
Will your year include an appointment with a registered dietitian for a nutrition-oriented checkup?