| Nutrition Practitioners Comparison Chart | |||
| Holistic Nutritionist | Dietitian | Naturopath | |
| Main Focus | Your physical health from a nutrition perspective in relations to your entire being. | Your physical health from a nutrition perspective. | Your physical health from a medical perspective. |
| Areas of Specialization | Physical health from a holistic nutrition perspective that takes into account your entire being including your mental and emotional health, lifestyle, diet, and family and personal medical history in order to properly support your health goals and diagnosed medical conditions. | Physical health from a nutrition therapy and counseling perspective to support an individual's physical health goals and to treat diagnosed medical conditions. | Physical health from both a natural medicine and pharmaceutical standpoint. |
| Approach | Identify root causes to your health challenges to better support your health goals holistically through diet, supplementation, mental and emotional stress management, and lifestyle changes. | Treat your physical health challenges to support your health goals through mainly food and supplementation. | Identify root causes to your health challenges to better support your physical health. |
| Diagnose Physical Illnesses or Disorders | No | No | Yes |
| Perform Medical Procedures | No | No | Yes |
| Prescribe Medication | No | No | Yes |
| Relationship Length | Short or Long | Short or Long | Long |
| Regulatory Body | Canadian Association of Natural Nutritional Practitioners (CANNP) | College of Dietitians of British Columbia (CDBC) | Canadian Association of Naturopathic Doctors (CAND) |