"If we could give every individual the right amount of nourishment and exercise, not too little and not too much, we would have found the safest way to health."
-Hippocrates c. 460 - 377 B.C.

Carol Clarke is a Registered Dietitian who has worked in many nutritional clinical areas in both Southern Ontario and Dublin, Ireland since 1995. Her mission is to help improve people’s quality of life through a client-centred approach to lifestyle change as a dietitian working with groups in a community setting, and with health care professionals to enhance their expertise.

Carol offers a number of nutrition consulting services for consumers, health professionals, industry, media, and medical clinics. Click on Services for more details.

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Nutrition information – it’s everywhere. You can read about it in newspapers, popular magazines, health food store newsletters, or on the internet. You can get advice from people called nutritionists or lifestyle counsellors. Many times the information or advice is contradictory or confusing.

How can people make sense of the information/misinformation they read or hear about? How does one translate the “science of nutrition” into practical information for use in day-to-day life?

For the best, most credible nutrition information and advice, check out the source and choose a registered dietitian.

Carol Clarke, BA, BASc, RD
Registered Dietitian/Nutrition Consultant
provides nutrition services you can trust

What is the difference between a Registered Dietitian and a Nutritionist?
The titles “Registered Dietitian”, “Professional Dietitian”, and “Dietitian” are all protected by law. These titles can only be used by people who have met national standards in nutrition education and practice.

The letters RD are the legal designation for qualified Registered Dietitians in Ontario. The law does not protect the term “Nutritionist” in Ontario, so people with different levels of training and knowledge can call themselves a “Nutritionist”. Some qualified Dietitians may call themselves a “Nutritionist” or “Nutrition Consultant”—look for their designations to be sure that you are talking to an expert!

Dietitians are uniquely trained to advise on food, nutrition and related lifestyle change. All Dietitians have a four-year Bachelor’s degree specializing in food and nutrition, and have completed further training with an accredited internship or a graduate degree. They must complete quality assurance programs each year to ensure that they keep up to date in their particular nutrition specialities.

In Ontario, Dietitians are regulated by the College of Dietitians of Ontario (www.cdo.on.ca) so you can be sure you are getting safe and ethical advice.