dietitian
noun
di·e·ti·tian
ˌdī-ə-ˈti-shən 
variants
or less commonly dietician
: a specialist in dietetics
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When in doubt, contact a registered dietitian for education and support.
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Allison Herries, Verywell Health, 4 Jan. 2025
Chelsea Edwards is a registered dietitian and the owner of Huntsville Nutrition Collective in Huntsville, Alabama.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 2 Jan. 2025
If your provider is unable to craft a detailed dietary plan for you, seeking the expertise of a dietitian or nutritionist is a smart choice.
—Mill Etienne, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
That’s around the maximum amount of lactose people with an intolerance can consume per day without having symptoms, said Ella Haddad, a dietitian and professor emeritus of nutrition at Loma Linda University in California.
—Caroline Hopkins Legaspi, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
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Allison Herries, Verywell Health, 4 Jan. 2025
Chelsea Edwards is a registered dietitian and the owner of Huntsville Nutrition Collective in Huntsville, Alabama.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 2 Jan. 2025
If your provider is unable to craft a detailed dietary plan for you, seeking the expertise of a dietitian or nutritionist is a smart choice.
—Mill Etienne, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
That’s around the maximum amount of lactose people with an intolerance can consume per day without having symptoms, said Ella Haddad, a dietitian and professor emeritus of nutrition at Loma Linda University in California.
—Caroline Hopkins Legaspi, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
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“Dietitian.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dietitian. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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