| A dietician is a nutrition expert who helps promote a | | | | facility. |
| healthy way of living through proper eating habits. | | | | - The Gerontological dietician is specialized in working |
| Before a person becomes a registered dietician, he or | | | | out a diet and nutritional plan for the elderly. This |
| she needs to finish a bachelor's degree, undergo | | | | dietician works in aged nursing homes and care |
| internship and pass a licensee examination. A dietician | | | | facilities. |
| may take additional courses in order to specialize in | | | | - The Pediatric dietician gives health advice for young |
| specific areas including: | | | | people under 18 years of age. |
| - The clinical dietician can be found working not only in | | | | - The Food service dietician takes part in planning and |
| hospitals but also in facilities with nursing care. The | | | | providing food for a large number of people such as in |
| dietician work along with health professionals (doctors, | | | | schools, cafeterias, restaurants and prisons. Part of this |
| nurses, occupational therapists and social workers) in | | | | dieticians work is to assess, plan and coordinate the |
| coordinating medical findings and the nutritional | | | | food services and processes with a health care |
| requirements of a patient. A dietician works on a | | | | facility. A Food service dietician also sees to the |
| therapy of medical nutrition for patients. A clinical | | | | nutrition and operational management of the kitchen |
| dietician may work in the management patients with | | | | and delivery staffs including assistants and aides. |
| excessive weight or patients who are critically, patients | | | | - The Research dietician is involved in researches |
| with renal diseases or diabetes. The clinical dietician | | | | related to diets, foods and nutrition. These researches |
| also assists in the management of food service | | | | are performed usually in hospitals and research |
| departments. | | | | facilities to gain awareness about aspects of food |
| - The Community dietician works with worldwide | | | | provision and preparation which is critical to the health |
| health organizations, public health groups, day care | | | | of the patient. The research dietician also works on |
| centers, resorts, health clubs and clubs in coming up | | | | how the quality of dietetics may be improved. |
| with an effective program of nutrition. This dietician | | | | - The Consultant dietician may either work in private |
| gives advice to an individual or a group of individuals | | | | practice or be contracted to health care associations |
| educate them on proper and nutritional habits which will | | | | and facilities. The dietician screens a client according to |
| help in the prevention of diseases. Community | | | | nutrition concerns, gives essential counsel on concerns |
| dieticians may also work with some agencies for | | | | relating to diets like losing weight and reducing |
| home health, visit and advise a household on the | | | | cholesterol levels. |
| proper grocery shopping procedure. While at it, the | | | | - The Administrative dietician manages a dietary |
| dietician also informs the household on what and how | | | | department. |
| to prepare foods for the elders, for the children and for | | | | - The Business dietician work in companies which |
| those with special needs. The home visitation is also | | | | manufacture food, offer nutritional supplements as well |
| made by a dietician to patients who are severely sick | | | | as supplies used in tube feeding. |
| and cannot attend the consultation in the center or | | | | |