A dietitian is a healthcare professional who focuses on proper food and nutrition in order to promote good health. Dietitians translate scientific information about nutrition and health into practical advice about healthy eating, reading food labels, choosing the best food when shopping and eating out, and healthy ways to prepare food. A dietitian has clinical training to modify diets to treat or manage a variety of health conditions such as diabetes, high blood pressure, chronic kidney disease and etc.
Why should I see the dietitian?
Consulting a dietitian about your health and well-being can help you to develop:
- Better understanding on healthy and balance eating pattern.
- Improve quality of life and feelings of well-being as a result of better eating habbits.
- Better understanding of the best way to eat for specific health problems that you may have.
- Better overall management of specific health problems as a result of eating appropriately to manage those problems.
