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Role of Dietitians in Today’s Era

A dietitian has important role to play in obesity epidemic and other diseases. Education about diet should be provided to the affected persons to prevent and cure the ailments.

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Role of Dietitians in Today’s Era

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  1. Role of Dietitians in Today’s Era

  2. Our food intake has a substantial effect on our health as per various scientific studies. Changes in food intake help prevent or control many health related issues. Dietitians are allied health professionals. They convert science of nutrition into everyday information about intake of food. They help people make informed and right choices in their intake of food. They can help people reduce obesity and prevent other ailments.

  3. The Functions of Professional Dietitians • Professional dietitians design individual nutritional therapies to address specific health issues like obesity, diabetes, or hypertension. • They increase public awareness about proper nutritional habits and standards. • They develop nutrition programs for healthcare, educational, and other institutions. • They also contribute in improving food labeling to know better with accuracy. • They work with food manufacturers to improve nutritional quality of packaged food. • They constantly research about the effects of changes in diet on health and ensure safety of our food supply.

  4. The Types of Dietitians And Respective Roles There are clinical and community dietitians. A clinical dietitian promotes nutrition in healthcare facilities like public health clinics, hospitals, small clinics, nursing homes, etc. They assess nutritional needs of patients and suggest a food plan for them. While community dietitian works with groups and individuals to promote healthy eating habits.

  5. The Importance of Dietitian A dietitian has important role to play in obesity epidemic and other diseases. Education about diet should be provided to the affected persons to prevent and cure the ailments.

  6. Source • https://www.practo.com/healthfeed/role-of-dietitians-today-26957/post • https://www.msvu.ca/en/home/programsdepartments/professionalstudies/appliedhumannutrition/becomingadietitiannutritionprofessional/roles.aspx • https://careclues.com/kolkata/doctors/dietitian-nutritionist

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