Nutritionists / Dieticians

My mum just went to a dietician and wish she hadn't bothered. He told her that perhaps her not being able to eat some foods was probably in her head (although personally I think it might have something to do with the 2 alcers she had and the fact that she had 2/3 of her stomach removed!) - he didn't listen to her and made suggestions that clearly showed he wasn't listening to what she said.

I would have though that it was an isolated incident, but a lady that lives near my mum was telling her about her trip to the dietician and it seemed just as bad.

The dietician my mum saw seemed to have no idea about foods, as he was supposed to try and help her find foods that she could eat based around what foods agreed with her - but he didn't seem to know what was in most foods!

From what I've seen I think perhaps Dieticians have perhaps more tecnnical knowledge, but I think the the Nutritional Therapists perhaps have more of a broader knowledge and seem to test out a lot more things (they also seem open to new things).

But we may just have bad dieticians round here - maybe they are better elsewhere!

Dietetics - have to be state registered - mostly work in the NHS dealing withe the special dietary needs of specific group - evidence based real science etc

nutritionists - some good some bad, prone to quackery eg hair mineral analysis and dodgy allergen tests - haven't a clue about their training as it's not state registered they could be doing it ff the internet a la "Dr" McKeith.

I would personally know the difference but then I work with dietitians (and my boss originally trained as one) - as Rache says they are registered and generally recognised as 'professionals'.

Nothing to stop you doing both though!