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A dietitian, medical dietitian, or dietician is an expert in identifying and treating disease-related malnutrition and in conducting medical nutrition therapy, for example designing an enteral tube feeding regimen or mitigating the effects of cancer cachexia. Many dietitians work in hospitals and usually see specific patients where a nutritional assessment and intervention has been requested by a doctor or nurse, for example if a patient has lost their ability to swallow or requires artificial nutrition due to intestinal failure. Dietitians are regulated healthcare professionals licensed to as
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- Medical specialty.title
- Dietitian
- Medical specialty.diseases
- Malnutrition
- Medical specialty.specialist
- Registered dietitian (RD)
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- Nutritionists
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- male form of label
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- The spellings "dietitian" and "dietician"
- World Health Organization classification
- Dietitians in practice
- Clinical dietitians
- Community dietitians
- Foodservice dietitians
- Gerontological dietitians
- Neonatal dietitians
- Pediatric dietitians
- Research dietitians
- Administrative dietitians
- Business dietitians
- Consultant dietitians
- Required qualifications and professional associations
- Australia
- Canada
- Malaysia
- History of Dietitians in Malaysia
- Regulation of Dietitians and Nutritionists in Malaysia
- Pathways to Becoming a Dietitian in Malaysia
- South Africa
- United Kingdom
- United States
- California
- New York
- International Confederation of Dietetic Associations (ICDA)
- Other nutrition personnel
- Dietetic technicians
- Canada
- United States
- Dietary assistants
- Dietary clerks
- Dietary managers
- Dietary hosts
- See also
- References
A dietitian, medical dietitian, or dietician is an expert in identifying and treating disease-related malnutrition and in conducting medical nutrition therapy, for example designing an enteral tube feeding regimen or mitigating the effects of cancer cachexia. Many dietitians work in hospitals and usually see specific patients where a nutritional assessment and intervention has been requested by a doctor or nurse, for example if a patient has lost their ability to swallow or requires artificial nutrition due to intestinal failure. Dietitians are regulated healthcare professionals licensed to assess, diagnose, and treat such problems. In the United Kingdom, dietitian is a 'protected title', meaning identifying yourself as a dietitian without appropriate education and registration is prohibited by law.
A registered dietitian (RD) (UK/USA) or registered dietitian nutritionist (RDN) (USA) meets all of a set of special academic and professional requirements, including the completion of a bachelor's and/or master's degree in nutrition and dietetics (or equivalent). One or more internships (USA) or clinical placements (UK) must also be completed. These may be allocated and monitored by the university as part of the structured degree programme (UK) or may be applied for separately (USA).