A brief history of an important profession: Dietitian nutritionist

Authors

  • Pilar Cervera Professora jubilada

Keywords:

nutrition, dietetics, degrees, dietitian nutritionist, association, code of ethics.

Abstract

The author of this paper describes the whole process of the establishment of an approved official degree throughout Spain for the dietitian nutritionist profession – a process which she personally experienced and in which she actively participated with other professionals of this sector. This process started in the early 1970s, when people in Spain had to go abroad to obtain training in this field. This situation came to an end when laws were passed in Spain that allowed consensual proposals to be made, reflecting those of other countries, going from a “special degree” to an “official diploma” and, finally, within the framework of the European Higher Education Area (EHEA), to a four-year study programme, the Human Nutrition and Dietetics degree, in 2009. The paper also deals with the importance of association for a profession such as this and the need to establish a code of ethics setting out the rules of ethical conduct and good professional practices.

KEYWORDS: nutrition, dietetics, degrees, dietitian nutritionist, association, code of ethics.

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Author Biography

Pilar Cervera, Professora jubilada

Dietista-nutricionista. Professora titular de la Universitat de Barcelona (jubilada el 2009); presidenta de l’AED-N, del 1988 al 1994; directora del CESNID-UB, del 1993 al 2006; presidenta de la Conferencia Española NHD (CDDNutrición), del 2005 al 2008.

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Cervera, P. (2020). A brief history of an important profession: Dietitian nutritionist. TECA: Tecnologia I Ciència Dels Aliments, 19, 26–37. Retrieved from https://revistes.iec.cat/index.php/TECA/article/view/148614

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Vol. 19 (2020)

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