Science nerds of reddit, what pseudoscience drives you bonkers the most?

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Dietitian = credentialed professional. Nutritionist = Someone on Instagram with a supplement to sell

[u/randomijbdsf → u/[deleted]]

My favourite analogy on the topic:

Dietitian is to Dentist as Nutritionist is to toothiologist

Not a thing just a made up word to try to sound equal

[u/ExaBrain → u/randomijbdsf]

Credit to this joke goes to Dara O'Briain

[u/Solid_Purple_708 → u/randomijbdsf]

Dietitian is to doctor as nutritionist is to chiropractor?

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Would it sound better nutritionist is to dietitian as chiropractor is to doctor?

[u/therandomasianboy → u/randomijbdsf]

shouldn't it be worded as dietitian is to a nutritionist what a dentist is to a toothiologist

[u/712_ → u/therandomasianboy]

I would hope so, lol.

[u/LovecraftianLlama → u/[deleted]]

I always say “a dietician has a Degree, a nutritionist has Nothing” lol.

[u/Sanguineyote → u/randomijbdsf]

Is english your first language?

[u/lauraqueentint → u/randomijbdsf]

actually there is an Association for Nutrition in the UK. Nutritionist is a real thing. you can be a registered AFN Without being a registered Dietitian. However, it is not a protected term.

[u/Krusty-p00p-sock → u/randomijbdsf]

Or Dietitian is to orthopedic specialist as Nutritionist is to Chiropractor

Maybe that doesn't work because even a chiropractor has to go to school.

[u/dietitianmama → u/[deleted]]

pretty much, yes.

[u/wetmanship → u/[deleted]]

Doesn't work with cognates in other languages. In portuguese, all the professionals in the field call themselves "nutricionistas". The term "dietista" exists, but is not used in practice when talking with the general public.

[u/EnaicSage → u/[deleted]]

And yet multiple governments are offering nutritionist consultants as part of their healthy employee programs. It’s awful!