What's the difference between a health manager and a nutritionist?

The two are different in concept and work content. Nutritionists are mainly engaged in: assessment, management and guidance of human nutritional status; Evaluate, manage and guide dietary nutrition; Evaluate the nutrition of food and formula; Consultation and education of nutrition knowledge. Health managers are engaged in the following tasks: collecting and managing health information of individuals or groups; Assess the health and disease risks of individuals or groups.

The specific differences are as follows:

First, the nature is different.

1, Nutritionist: Nutritionist is a comprehensive profession that integrates the professional characteristics of chef, health care, medicine, traditional Chinese medicine, psychological counselor, salesman and manager.

2. Health manager: a professional who is engaged in testing, analyzing and evaluating the health status of individuals and groups from the aspects of nutrition and psychology, and providing health consultation, guidance and intervention on risk factors.

Second, the work content is different.

1, nutritionist's job:

(1) Dietary survey and evaluation;

(2) Measurement and evaluation of human nutritional status;

(3) Nutrition counseling education;

(4) Dietary guidance and evaluation;

(5) food nutrition evaluation;

(6) Community nutrition management and intervention;

(7) Training and management.

2. The job of the health manager: collecting and managing the health information of individuals or groups; Assess the health and disease risks of individuals or groups; Providing health consultation and guidance for individuals or groups; Making health promotion plans for individuals or groups; Carry out health treatment; Health education and publicity for individuals or groups. Research and development of health management technology and evaluation of its application effect.