Question

Who the real nutrition experts are and who are the imposter. Also, discuss how you can spot quackery and where you can get reliable information.

At least 250words

Answer 1

Nutritional claims evaluating is determining fact from fiction when it comes to nutrition claims can be difficult.

Most of the people want to become healthy by taking adequate and good nutrients and foods and products. They wish to get information from experts such as a physician.

Most of the people depend on their physician for dietary advice.

*Sorting imposters from real nutrition experts :

Look for

#Credentials after the name

#find out the reputation of institutions

#verify state license and beware of advertorials, infomercials, anecdotal evidence. urban legends

#watch out for fake credentials or online certifications

The real nutrition experts are :

*Registered dietician have a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution, completed an internship, passed registration exam, maintains competency through continuing education, licensed by the state

*Dietician with a 2-year degree from an accredited institution with an approved nutrition program

*Dietician technician have registration and passed national exams and continuing education

*Nutritionist-someone who studies nutrition, here some are registered dieticians and some are self-described experts

The imposter's aims are:

#Claims are too good to be true

#Appeals to vanity

#Promises miraculous results

#Clinical tricks

#Use of fear

#Hope for sale

#Turn customers into salespeople.

Nutrition Quakery is otherwise called as Fraud:

Nowadays most of the consumers are mostly or highly depending on the internet or the television and magazines for getting information regarding nutrition ideas and products.

Sometimes in the marketplace, there may be a chance of fraud or giving misleading information or misinformed advice and scams are taking place.

Each year consumers may spend a number of dollars on nutrition-related information, services, and products from both legitimate and fraudulent business.

The fraudulent services or products may advertise their products and their services to attract the people by giving the information to the customers regarding their products such as ;

*promises are too good to be true as an alternative to real food

*suspicion about the food supply

*support and praise by people

*fake credentials/certificate

*unpublished scientific studies may be cited, but not published anywhere

*persecution claims and the customers have to pay for office visits

*Studies cited sound valid but are not referenced

*the motives of the products are personal gain

*claims are made by an advertiser

*unreliable publication

Beware of :

#advertorials, infomercials, anecdotal evidence, and urban legends

#Look at motive -for profit is the big red flag

#Watch out for fake credentials or online certifications and other red flags

The consumers can get reliable information from :

i)professional health organizations(American Dietetic Association's National Center for Nutrition and Dietetics, the Society for Nutrition Education, the American Medical Association)

ii)government health agencies(Federal Trade Commission, the U.S Department of Health and Human Services, the Food and Drug Administration, the U.S Department of Agriculture )

iii)volunteers health agencies(the American Cancer Society, the American Diabetes Association, the American Heart Association)

iv)consumers groups (the Better Business Bureau, the ConsumersUnion, the American Council on Science and Health, the National Council Against Health Fraud)

The internet resource for scientific nutritional references can get from PubMed(www.pubmed.org)