Curious logo

Dear Curious Readers, No new content will be published for the next few months due to website changes.

 
Image depicting Passion Profession - Nutritionist!

Passion Profession – Nutritionist!

Recommended for Foundational Grades

More people are focusing on their health nowadays, leading to an increased importance of understanding food and nutrition. This story guides you on how to become a nutrition expert, or a “nutritionist.” It highlights the crucial role these experts play in maintaining our health and fitness.

Additionally, the story provides details on the various studies and training required to pursue a career as a nutritionist. It explores the diverse job opportunities available in this field and explains how nutritionists significantly impact various aspects of health and food.

Listen to the news

Becoming a Nutritionist

  • Education After School: If you’ve finished 12th grade, you can study Nutrition and Dietetics. This course teaches you all about how food affects health and includes different areas like food science and how to eat right for sports.
  • Courses and Specializations: To start your journey, you’ll need to do a Bachelor’s in Nutrition and Dietetics, and then maybe a Master’s degree. You’ll learn about special areas like helping sick people with their diet, understanding food science, and nutrition for sports.
  • Steps to Get Certified: First, make sure you’ve studied biology in school. Then, go for a degree in Nutrition and Dietetics. After that, you need to pass an exam to become a registered nutrition expert. Don’t forget to do internships to get real experience!

Opportunities and Responsibilities

  • What Nutritionists Do: Nutritionists help people and groups choose the right foods to stay healthy. They sometimes work with doctors to help sick people get better through diet.
  • Need for Nutritionists in India: India really needs more nutritionists. There are many jobs in this field because keeping healthy is becoming more important to everyone.
  • Different Career Paths: As a nutritionist, you can work in hospitals, help communities eat better, work with athletes, or even start your own nutrition business. You can also do research or work for companies to keep their employees healthy.

Education and Career Opportunities

  • Learning Options in India: There are many good colleges in India where you can study nutrition. They offer different courses that teach you about nutrition science and practical skills.
  • Skills You Need: To be a good nutritionist, you need to know a lot about food and health. You also need to be good at talking to people, planning programs, and sometimes doing research.
  • How Much You Can Earn: How much money you make as a nutritionist depends on where you work and your experience. You can earn more as you gain more experience, especially in education and research jobs.

How do you keep yourself healthy and fit? Share with us at hello@curioustimes.in

Watch a video

Discover the Magic of Munching with the ‘Food Pyramid for Kids’!

Image depicting Curious Times Logo

Curious Times is a leading newspaper and website for kids. We publish daily global news aligned to your learning levels (also as per NEP 2020): Foundational, Preparatory (Primary), Middle and Senior. So, check out the News tab for this. We bring kids’ favourite Curious Times Weekly newspaper every weekend with top news, feature stories and kids’ contributions. Also, check out daily JokesPokeTongue TwistersWord of the Day and Quote of the Day, kids need it all the time.

Curious Times News Program for Schools for FREE. Over 5,000 schools and teachers from all over the world have joined our programme so that students and teachers can get FREE Educative Newspaper. Here, kids can take part in world events and win prizes and certificates for free through their schools.

Moreover, schools are sharing important School News, like interviews with the principal, notices about new students, contests, and results, not just on social media but also on a news website for kids and other schools.

Thus, do not wait any further, sign-up for your school for FREE. 

The following social media platforms allow you to communicate with us: WhatsAppInstagramFacebook, YoutubeTwitter, and LinkedIn.

  (Please login to give a Curious Clap to your friend.)

Share your comment!

To post your comment Login/Signup