Exchange program exposes German dietitian to American dietetic practices
ISU News
Student News
05/02/2019

Nathalie Neumann a dietetic student from Germany spent the month of April in Ames learning about American dietetic practices. She was hosted by Iowa States Dietetic Internship Program and is pictured with faculty in the program left to right Nicole Tramp Mridul Datta Laurie Kruzich Neumann Erin Bergquist and Alison St. Germain. Photo by Whitney Sager

- food insecurity is not widely taught in German dietetic classes, as it is in America;
- Germany’s grocery stores do not have dietitians on staff to assist customers, as they do in the U.S.; and
- German schools are not required to follow the strict nutritional content guidelines American schools must adhere to for school meals.
