Making diets for clients

[Youngguns]

Is this legal without being a dietician in Canada?

["Rodz"]

Is this legal without being a dietician in Canada?

I haven't found anywhere that it says it is. If you state it as an opinion rather than an expert plan, it should'nt come back on you. If they see results, it'll never be an issue. Good luck!

[The Big Sexy]

Not sure about Canada - however, many of the states in the US require you be registered with the state board in order to do that. Although, Mike is correct - a way around it is to say "I would do this..."

California is a pretty liberal state - you don't even need a nutritional cert to call yourself a nutritionist here...

[Youngguns]

Hmm, I guess I'll wait until someone from Canada has info on it.

[GatorPump]

Why don't you ask in the legal and tax advice section. Maybe the legal guy knows the answer.

[baby gorilla]

just keep it on the down low. if you're good at it and the clients are happy, everybody wins.

[skinny]

I can see this being a problem if your client were to take you to court over some health issues that may have been brought on by the diet you have proposed.... But seriously how many guru's out here actually have a degree in nutrition. None that i know of.

[freak]

I can see this being a problem if your client were to take you to court over some health issues that may have been brought on by the diet you have proposed.... But seriously how many guru's out here actually have a degree in nutrition. None that i know of.

yeah thats why most of them state pseudoscientific or straight up bullshit claims that 99% of fools listening to them accept as fact.

[Frosty]

yeah thats why most of them state pseudoscientific or straight up bullshit claims that 99% of fools listening to them accept as fact.

Same for so many nutritionists with a degree

[becks]

Is this legal without being a dietician in Canada?

In order to consult or offer dietary advice for a source of income in Canada you have to be a Registered Dietician and/or have a Degree in Nutrition Sciences.

In the event someone was to follow your advice and become ill, you would be liable for a lawsuit. Insurance companies will only cover you if you are to obtain these credentials and without them you would be proper fucked in a court of law.

If you are a PT then incorporate the fees into a training program and ensure you do not print materials for the client, only offer recommendations based on their current nutrition plan. This is the only way of protecting yourself against a lawsuit.

[freak]

Same for so many nutritionists with a degree

if they call themselves a nutritionist, they usually dont have a degree. "dietician" is the term reserved for those with a degree. us who put the work in and get the degree find it quite offensive that these so-called "nutritionists" and "gurus" associate themselves with us or think they are on par with us.

to even get in to the program of nutritition and dietetics you have to have high grades and write a test of critical skills which is all about examining evidence critically. and you have to score high enough on this test of critical skills to even be considered for entrance, regardless of your grades.

so please dont mistake me for one of those fools or "gurus", etc.

[freak]

In order to consult or offer dietary advice for a source of income in Canada you have to be a Registered Dietician and/or have a Degree in Nutrition Sciences.

In the event someone was to follow your advice and become ill, you would be liable for a lawsuit. Insurance companies will only cover you if you are to obtain these credentials and without them you would be proper fucked in a court of law.

If you are a PT then incorporate the fees into a training program and ensure you do not print materials for the client, only offer recommendations based on their current nutrition plan. This is the only way of protecting yourself against a lawsuit.

you actually get the degree, then work a certain amount of hours, then write the national exam... so its a combination of the 2.

[Frosty]

if they call themselves a nutritionist, they usually dont have a degree. "dietician" is the term reserved for those with a degree. us who put the work in and get the degree find it quite offensive that these so-called "nutritionists" and "gurus" associate themselves with us or think they are on par with us.

to even get in to the program of nutritition and dietetics you have to have high grades and write a test of critical skills which is all about examining evidence critically. and you have to score high enough on this test of critical skills to even be considered for entrance, regardless of your grades.

so please dont mistake me for one of those fools or "gurus", etc.

Opps, sorry. You can say the same about most of the "dieticians."

[TPT]

if they call themselves a nutritionist, they usually dont have a degree. "dietician" is the term reserved for those with a degree. us who put the work in and get the degree find it quite offensive that these so-called "nutritionists" and "gurus" associate themselves with us or think they are on par with us.

to even get in to the program of nutritition and dietetics you have to have high grades and write a test of critical skills which is all about examining evidence critically. and you have to score high enough on this test of critical skills to even be considered for entrance, regardless of your grades.

so please dont mistake me for one of those fools or "gurus", etc.

The same is quite similar to personal trainers who use the term "PT" and it's acronym as if they are physical therapists. the acyronym PT is the professional license for physical therapists not personal trainers.

[freak]

Opps, sorry. You can say the same about most of the "dieticians."

how about guys that think they know so much about diet and exercise and have no credentials or understanding of whats actually going on??? why dont you tell us about your very precise understanding of insulin, proteins, membranes, organ physiology, or any basic biochemistry. go memorize some more pathways that will ellicit 12560232068461316% increase in protein synthesis.

Isn't it the insulin that drives amino acids into the cells?

I understood hardly anything in the diagrams but it's amazing how complex every little thing is, and how much goes into basic things in the body. Amazing. I need to go to school.

correct, you do need to go back to school