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What distinguishes a dietician from a nutritionist?
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A lot: Registered dietitians are food and nutrition experts who follow specific educational and professional requirements from an accredited program, including a bachelor’s degree, completion of a commission on accreditation for dietetics education (cade) program, which includes classes in biochemistry, anatomy, and physiology plus a dietetic internship for a minimum of 900 hours. All dietitians are nutr.
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