An academic program that prepares students to use advanced knowledge about food and nutrition to help prevent and treat disease and maintain and promote health. It is...
People-oriented and science-focused
Evidence-based
The first step toward a professional credential
What Does a Dietician Do?
The professional who chooses to work in the dietetic field is often called a dietician or nutritionist. They're nationally certified professionals who provide general nutrition education. A dietician may work in an office setting, in a public health department, or may work independently in schools or with a specific population.
In a school setting, the dietician might travel to a school and provide students with information and training on healthy eating. When they work in an office setting, they see clients who come to them for assistance in meeting their dietary needs or for help with dieting. They also may focus their education on certain health and dietary issues like diabetes, unhealthy weight or hypertension and work specifically with those groups in community or healthcare settings. Dieticians and nutritionists are an important part of our food service management and health care teams. Other duties of a dietetic specialist might include:
Collaborating with food manufacturers to improve the nutritional quality of prepared meals
Researching how dietary changes affect health
Improving the understanding and accuracy of food labels
Increasing public awareness of nutritional habits and standards
Creating facility-wide nutritional programs for correctional, educational and healthcare institutions