Anyone here a Dietician......or know one?

jdfoosh357 · November 8th, 2005, 04:27 PM

My girlfriend wants to change her major, and the career councelor suggested dietetics. I looked up some of the career statistics, but could someone give a personal account of what the job is like? Happy or not?

pohorsky · November 8th, 2005, 04:46 PM

What are they?

J-man · November 8th, 2005, 04:48 PM

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Originally Posted by pohorsky

What are they?

Dietician. Hint in the name. :)
Tells people what sort of foods they should/shouldn't eat, recommends diets for people and a lot more stuff.

skiraly017 · November 8th, 2005, 05:36 PM

Not an easy course to pass the first time. Or the second for that matter.

pohorsky · November 8th, 2005, 05:45 PM

I guess I'm a dietition, cause I tell people what to eat.

The funny thing is that they never eat what I tell them. They don't like to hear that a balanced diet is a hamburger in each hand.

Oh well. I guess I'm not the type you were looking for.

Chris S. · November 8th, 2005, 06:11 PM

Dietetics? I dunno about all that L. Ron Hubbard stuff... hee. ;-) CS

jdfoosh357 · November 8th, 2005, 06:13 PM

She was going pre-med......so she's had a boat-load of science classes, just deciding what to switch to now.

Califiddler · November 8th, 2005, 10:49 PM

My sister-in-law is a dietician (with a Masters in public health). I'm going to be seeing her this weekend, and would be happy to ask her any specific questions you have and report back.

By the way, my other sister-in-law is a nurse and my wife is a speech therapist, so they're all in health care fields. I'd be happy to ask them any questions, too.

Let me know what you want me to ask them.

PhatBoy · November 9th, 2005, 10:57 AM

My wife is one. There's lots of different directions your gf can go...
She can work as a counselor to people, to an establishment such as a hospital, school, do research etc. etc.

PB 8)

jdfoosh357 · November 9th, 2005, 02:12 PM

She has thought about speech therapy as well.....

I think she just wants to know what a "normal work-day" consists of.

Dietitians can go into different fields, so....
--Which fields are the most popular?
--Which fields pay better?
--How much would a master's degree help out / what can you do with it?

Thanks guys.

November 8th, 2005, 04:27 PM	#1 (permalink)
jdfoosh357 Tele-Holic Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 566	Anyone here a Dietician......or know one? My girlfriend wants to change her major, and the career councelor suggested dietetics. I looked up some of the career statistics, but could someone give a personal account of what the job is like? Happy or not?

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pohorsky Tele-Holic Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Bakersfield Age: 23 Posts: 722 48 Photos	???? What are they? __________________ Tomorrow is the most important thing in life. Comes into us at midnight very clean. It's perfect when it arrives and it puts itself in our hands. It hopes we've learned something from yesterday. John Wayne

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November 8th, 2005, 05:45 PM	#5 (permalink)
pohorsky Tele-Holic Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Bakersfield Age: 23 Posts: 722 48 Photos	Okay I guess I'm a dietition, cause I tell people what to eat. The funny thing is that they never eat what I tell them. They don't like to hear that a balanced diet is a hamburger in each hand. Oh well. I guess I'm not the type you were looking for. __________________ Tomorrow is the most important thing in life. Comes into us at midnight very clean. It's perfect when it arrives and it puts itself in our hands. It hopes we've learned something from yesterday. John Wayne

November 8th, 2005, 06:11 PM	#6 (permalink)
Chris S. Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Near TELE-Town (Wash. DC) Posts: 2,888 7 Photos	Dietetics? I dunno about all that L. Ron Hubbard stuff... hee. ;-) CS __________________ "I go online sometimes, but everyone's spelling is really bad. It's depressing." – Tara, from "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" "It was born at the junction of form and function." – Bill Kirchen, from "Hammer of the Honky-Tonk Gods"

November 8th, 2005, 06:13 PM	#7 (permalink)
jdfoosh357 Tele-Holic Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 566	She was going pre-med......so she's had a boat-load of science classes, just deciding what to switch to now.

November 8th, 2005, 10:49 PM	#8 (permalink)
Califiddler Tele-Holic Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: California Posts: 947	My sister-in-law is a dietician (with a Masters in public health). I'm going to be seeing her this weekend, and would be happy to ask her any specific questions you have and report back. By the way, my other sister-in-law is a nurse and my wife is a speech therapist, so they're all in health care fields. I'd be happy to ask them any questions, too. Let me know what you want me to ask them. __________________ "In the fiddler's house, all are dancers."

November 9th, 2005, 10:57 AM	#9 (permalink)
PhatBoy Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: OKC, OK Age: 54 Posts: 365 3 Photos	That's 'dietitian' for the REAL ones.... My wife is one. There's lots of different directions your gf can go... She can work as a counselor to people, to an establishment such as a hospital, school, do research etc. etc. PB 8)

November 9th, 2005, 02:12 PM	#10 (permalink)
jdfoosh357 Tele-Holic Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 566	Califiddler... She has thought about speech therapy as well..... I think she just wants to know what a "normal work-day" consists of. Dietitians can go into different fields, so.... --Which fields are the most popular? --Which fields pay better? --How much would a master's degree help out / what can you do with it? Thanks guys.