Student Dietetic Association
Student Dietetic Association members network with professionals in the field of nutrition and are involved in community service. Students participate in activities such as delivery of meals for Mobile Meals and food drives.
American Dietetic Association
Contemplating a dietetics career? The ADA offers a wealth of information on ways to get professionally involved in the field of nutrition. Academic and other requirements are listed on their home page - along with links to many health-related sites. Check out Eatright.org. Career information is available at ADAcareerlink.org.
Did you know?- If every Oreo cookie ever made were stacked on top of each other (over 345 billion), the pile would reach to the moon and back more than five times! Then again, if placed side by side, they would encircle the earth 381 times at the equator! Wow!
- Americans consume more than double the recommended amount of sugar?
- The average American visits a fast food restaurant six times per month.
- The average McDonald's Big Mac bun has 198 sesame seeds on it.
- In the 1970s American spent 20 cents out of every food dollar on fast food; by 1992 that spending had nearly doubled. Yikes!