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Hello all, I had another topic for my blog this week, but I have been sidetracked with a number of discussions from curious clients, patients, coworkers, and friends about how to tell the difference between all the nutrition information out there and who to trust. This is a very tricky task, especially to the "untrained" eye of the public consumer just looking for a few helpful tricks to lose weight or feel healthier. Here are a few things to watch out for and consider. First of all, there are 3 types of professionals in the field of nutrition. The most highly trained and well versed are Registered Dietitians, who must complete a Bachelors degree at an accredited university (found here ), then complete a 1200 hour internship in the areas of food service management, community nutrition, and clinical nutrition. After that they much pass a national registration exam and maintain accreditation by completing 75 hour of continuing education every 5 years. There are additional s
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