A professional trained in normal and clinical nutrition, food science, and food service manage-ment who is credentialed by the Commission on Dietetic Registration of the American Dietetic Association is a
a. registered nurse (RN).
b. registered dietitian (RD).
c. clinical nutritionist (CN).
d. certified home economist (CHE).
B
Only registered dietitians meet these professional standards. Clinical nutritionists have a masters or doctoral degree in nutrition but do not have the other credentials. A registered nurse does not have in-depth clinical nutrition, food science, and food service training. Certified home econo-mists do not have clinical nutrition training.
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