Role of Dietitians
Dietitians establish appropriate nutrition regimens for both healthy individuals and those with health issues. They study the effects of changes that occur during the processing, preparation, cooking, and storage of foods on the human body.
Their key responsibilities include:
- Identifying Nutritional Habits: Detecting unhealthy eating habits in society.
- Preventing Health Issues: Ensuring measures are taken against health problems that arise from inadequate and unbalanced diets.
- Conducting Food Analyses: Performing analyses of food items.
- Developing Diet Products: Creating specialized diet products.
- Creating Dietary Programs: Designing diet plans tailored to individuals or groups based on specific health conditions.
- Ensuring Nutritional Standards: Providing nutrition services in institutions where group meals are served in accordance with nutritional principles.
- Educating the Community: Teaching the community and individuals about healthy and economical eating practices.
