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dietician
Nutritionist A health professional with specialized training in diet and nutritionMcGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
dietitian
, dietician (dī-ĕ-tĭsh′ăn) [Gr. diaita, way of living]An individual whose training and experience are in the area of nutrition and who has the ability to apply that information to the dietary needs of the healthy and sick.
registered dietitian
Abbreviation: RDA specialist in dietetics who has met the requirements for certification stipulated by the American Dietetic Association.
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dietician
A person trained in DIETETICS.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
Patient discussion about dietician
Q. Any dietitians here? Please tell me what are the different types of fatty acids available?
A. i'm not a dietitian either but i love reading about nutrition. so i can tell you that here are 2 families of essential fatty acids (fatty acids that our body cannot create by it's on).
here is the wikipedia entry about them :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essential_fatty_acid
More discussions about dieticianhere is the wikipedia entry about them :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essential_fatty_acid
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