Nutritionist
Make dietary recommendations to help clients reach their health goals.
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What's it like to be a Nutritionist?
Nutritionists may be self-employed or work in a wide range of settings including hospitals, clinics, nursing homes and sports facilities. They may also be employed in food businesses like health food stores, food manufacturers and food services. Their role is to ensure proper nutrition, and food safety and quality in these establishments and their products.
Tasks and duties
- Conducting physical examinations on clients.
- Establishing health goals with clients and other professionals.
- Instructing clients on proper consumption of calories and nutrients.
- Customising meal plans for clients based on their lifestyle, budget and preferences.
- Recommending recipes and menu guides.
- Monitoring and recording client progress.
- Tweaking diet plans and expectations when necessary.
- Providing support and motivation to clients.
Nutritionists also advise individuals on what to eat so they can manage diseases and enjoy better health. After knowing a client’s current lifestyle and health status, nutritionists can help them set goals and develop diet plans. Nutritionists often collaborate with other professionals such as doctors, nurses and sports coaches.
How to become a Nutritionist
To become a Nutritionist, you need a bachelor degree and workplace experience.
- A bachelor degree in nutrition typically takes three to four years to finish. Related degrees include dietetics and food technology.
- To gain work experience, complete an internship before or after graduation. Some companies offer places to graduates to be trained on the job.
- You may specialise in nutritional fields such as paediatrics, sports, gerontology, nephrology and many others.
- Masters and doctorate degrees are recommended for those who want to pursue careers in education and research.
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Latest Nutritionist reviews
Nov 2022
Reviewer's Qualification
Bachelor of Science
Experience
1 – 4 years
Organisation size
Medium (20-199 employees)
The good things
As a nutritionist it is rather wide, so you can be in different industry such as R&D, marketing, sales, management, business, and HR
The challenges
Lack of requirement for proper nutritionist in the market currently. Mostly are needed in marketing and sales
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