All Registered Dietitians are nutritionists, but not all nutritionists are Registered Dietitians.
Wait, what?! Yep, you read that right. Working with a Registered Dietitian is a one-of-a-kind experience, and becoming one is just as unique. What is a Registered Dietitian? A Registered Dietitian (RD; also known as registered dietitian nutritionist, RDN), is a unique food and nutrition practitioner accredited through the Commission on Dietetic Registration, the credentialing agency for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (the Academy). The Academy states that for the RD/R