Dietetics

Can Dietitians Diagnose?

Registered dietitian are healthcare professionals who specialize in nutrition and dietary management. They are trained to provide evidence-based nutrition guidance for various health conditions through medical nutrition therapy. While dietitians cannot provide a medical diagnosis, they can provide a nutrition diagnosis. Nutrition diagnoses are made by dietitians as part of the nutrition care process.

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Are Dietitians Doctors?

Dietitians are healthcare professionals, but they have not gone to medical school, therefore are not medical doctors. While doctors have more training overall, dietitians have significantly more education in nutrition specifically. Ideally, patients are working with an entire healthcare team to manage their nutrition-related medical conditions, including both a doctor and a dietitian.

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