It is important that this dietitian specializes in (and has experience with) treating eating disorders.
What Does a Dietitian Do?
Why Do I Need to See One?
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Dietitians have advanced training innutrition.
They use this training to help clients improve their health and wellness through food.
Working with a registered dietitian can help people recover from an eating disorder in several different ways.
The first is by providing factual information.
To put it simply, every dietitian is a nutritionist but not every nutritionist is a dietitian.
Here are a few of the differences between dietitians versus nutritionists.
There are many ways to find a licensed or registered dietitian.
Being able to talk with your dietitian openly is important to eating disorder recovery.
This can include offering advice on which foods or supplements to consume.
A nutritionist can also help address and change unhealthy eating habits.
Check with your state to learn the requirements needed to provide services as a dietitian.
A dietitian must typically have formal education and experience to qualify for this title.
Conversely, the requirements to work as a nutritionist can vary by state.
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