Preamble:
When providing services the nutrition and dietetics practitioner adheres to the core values of customer focus, 
integrity, innovation, social responsibility, and diversity. Science-based decisions, derived from the best available research 
and evidence, are the underpinnings of ethical conduct and practice. 
This Code applies to nutrition and dietetics practitioners who act in a wide variety of capacities, provides general 
principles and specific ethical standards for situations frequently encountered in daily practice. The primary goal is the 
protection of the individuals, groups, organizations, communities, or populations with whom the practitioner works and 
interacts. 
The nutrition and dietetics practitioner supports and promotes high standards of professional practice, accepting 
the obligation to protect clients, the public and the profession; upholds the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (Academy) 
and its credentialing agency the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) Code of Ethics for the Nutrition and Dietetics 
Profession; and shall report perceived violations of the Code through established processes.
The Academy/CDR Code of Ethics for the Nutrition and Dietetics Profession establishes the principles and ethical 
standards that underlie the nutrition and dietetics practitioner’s roles and conduct. All individuals to whom the Code 
applies are referred to as “nutrition and dietetics practitioners”. By accepting membership in the Academy and/or accepting 
and maintaining CDR credentials, all nutrition and dietetics practitioners agree to abide by the Code.