help me on my way to my career as a nutritionist

**ben 21** · 08-01-2012 02:51 PM

alrite guys break it up, i dont want the thread to turn into a battling ground. both of you have plausable points

**munch** · 08-01-2012 09:40 PM

:-)

**hailtotheking** · 09-01-2012 04:32 PM

GEEK FIGHT!

**Guccci** · 20-01-2012 05:23 AM

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Originally Posted by ben 21

hi there,

my goal is to become a nutritionist, i dont have many formal qualifications. im a semi proffesinal mechanic lol but thats useless here, im working towards maths gcse but im wondering what my options are at entering at a foundation level and working my way up. its something that i realy want to do. not so much sports nutrition but more down the medical route, working with diabetics and pepole with nutritinal deficentcies and illness and so on. im also thinking of studying medicene a bit later on. i want a good hardworking futre and i want to provide my girlfriend (and god willing wife to be) a good life. i,ll appreciate any help you can offer. oh and im unemployed so very sticky situation at the moment.

Hi ben, If a nutritionist is what you definitely want to be, you're almost definitely going to need some kind of formal qualification, probably at uni level or equivalent.
I decided i want to become a sport nutritionist or a dietician after my 1st year at uni. I'm now in my final year of Exercise, Nutrition and Health (after the longest 4years of my life) and cant wait for it all to be over. I keep telling myself it'll be worth it in the end. But even with qualifications, you'd still need to start off at the bottom and work your way up. (unless you have contacts) Its quite a long, hard process... but you should look into it if its what you want.

Good Luck with it