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>I comforted myself that I was at least a step above the nutritionist. How is this person a "step above" a nutritionist?
by tnuc 14y ago
>I comforted myself that I was at least a step above the nutritionist.
How is this person a "step above" a nutritionist?
- dsil 14y agoHe was talking about the "cool factor", presumably as measured by the kids.
- opminion 14y agoA bit long, but quite intensive critique: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/28/magazine/28nutritionism.t.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/28/magazine/28nutritionism.t.... Also see Ben Goldacre's Bad Science book, UK edition, but that's probably specific to media nutritionists in the UK, whereas the original post is in the US.
- jiggy2011 14y agoNutritionists are not professionally regulated like Dietitians are. Therefor Nutritionists are often known for giving psuedoscientific advice in order to push some miracle product.