I would like to become a nutritionist how do i go about doing this?!


Question: I would like to become a nutritionist how do i go about doing this.?


i would like to get my certification quickly. thank you so much
I live in dallas tx
I have HS diploma
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How to become a Nutritionist
The best way to become a nutritionist is to attend a four-year accredited nutrition degree program. The job of a nutritionist is to study, interpret, and to develop a patient's or client's eating habits. A nutritionist's goal is to encourage new habits to stave off illness and disease. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the job prospects for nutritionists are predicted to increase in the near future as Americans become more sensitive to their diet and health. To become a nutritionist, you can begin by taking a course program that resembles a pre-medical curriculum. Biology, mathematics, health, and communications are advisable subjects to take as early as high school. Certification of some sort will probably be necessary to become a nutritionist. 46 states require either certification, registration, or licensure in order to operate locally as a nutritionist. Before embarking on a nutrition degree program, interested students should investigate requirements in the area you'd like to work in. To boost your resume, the Commission on Dietetic Registration of the American Dietetic Association (ADA) awards the Registered Dietitian credential to anyone who passes an exam after completing their college coursework and supervised experience. Supervised experience is part of any academic program and necessary to become a nutritionist. Generally, then, a nutritionist bachelor's degree course can stretch into a fifth year in order to include both classroom work and field experience. Most nutritionists end up working in hospitals or some sort of medical facility, but in an office like environment. Sometimes, nutritionists end up working in corporate fields helping develop new foods or new catering (like for hotels or airlines.)


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most nutritionists have a 4-year bachelor degree with back grounds in physiology, biology, and execise sciences. The more you put in, the more you get out. Quickly would be nice, but its a little more in depth than become a massage therapist or barber, which require months of schooling and over 1000 hours of job training before certification. Nothing is quick and easy, otherwise everybody would be doing it.Health Question & Answer

I strongly suggest you do go to college and major in biology or chemistry or both. This will give you a strong background in the sciences that will help you greatly toward your goal.

Then I would look at getting a degree as a chiropractor, naturpath, etc. But I would NOT go to a formal school for nutrition. That study will set you on a path that is not where nutrition is heading. There are schools for becoming a certified nutritional therapist that focus on real results and good solid understanding of how the body works. It also focuses on testing methods that focus in on specific nutritional deficiencies and take the guess work and confusion out of the study.

If you e-mail me, I can direct you to some good schools and studies that will help you achieve your goals.

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i live in arlington.
go like look on google and try to see if there are like little colleges and stuff like that.
usually it is like 2 years or 1Health Question & Answer

That would take about 4 yrs of college or 2 if you go year around and have max credit hrs.Health Question & Answer

You study to be a nutritionist. Then you are one! God bless America!Health Question & Answer

You have to go to college to do that and get a degree in nutrition.Health Question & Answer

learn nutritionHealth Question & Answer

it's lonely at the top, but you eat better...Health Question & Answer



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