 | What is a Diplomate? |
| Becoming a Diplomate? |
| What can I expect? |
| What's in it for me? |
The Chiropractic Doctor who is Board Certified in Nutrition has the highest academic degree in the profession in the field of nutrition therapeutics. These Doctors are experts in the clinical understanding of nutrition. The degree is identified by the initials DACBN, Diplomate American Chiropractic Board of Nutrition. It must be emphasized that this is an academic degree and not simply a certification or registration for courses taken in nutrition.
A Doctor who wishes to become a Diplomate in Nutrition must undergo 300-hours of postgraduate course study in the areas of biochemistry and physiology of nutrition, diagnostic evaluation in clinical nutrition, nutrition in infancy, adolescence, pregnancy and lactation, and geriatrics. Other required portions of the syllabus include, but are not limited to, nutritional aspects of the body such as the oral cavity, GI tract, and musculoskeletal system. Still other course modules include stress management, diet, nutrient-to-nutrient and drug-to-nutrient interactions, herbs, botanicals, homeopathy, and longevity.