Nutrition and Dietetics, a subdiscipline of Medicine, is the science that focuses on
related everything to food and its effect on our health and overall wellbeing. Nutritionists and dietitians aim to improve people's health and help them make better dietary choices.
Roles and responsibility of nutritionist :
A Licensed Nutritionist has studied nutrition and all of its specialties. This training will enable the Licensed Nutritionist to work in various settings, each of which carries its own job duties. A Registered Dietitian may be considered a Licensed Nutritionist, depending upon a state’s licensing laws, but not all Licensed Nutritionists are Registered Dietitians. The general job description of a Licensed Nutritionist includes: • Evaluating a client’s nutritional needs • Providing nutritional counseling and advice to clients • Creating a clinical nutrition treatment plan for a client • Educating the public on nutrition issues • Researching the effects of nutrition on health and fitness • Consulting with a team of health care practitioners on nutritional management for a client Specializations for Licensed Nutritionists, determining the settings in which they may work, include (but are not limited to):
•Clinical Nutritionist – works in medical and long-term care facilities
•Public Health Nutritionist – works in community and government organizations
Skills that are necessary to be a good Licensed Nutritionist include :
• Being an active listener
• Possessing good speaking skills • Being an effective writer • Having good reasoning, logic and critical thinking skills • Possessing good coordination skills • Possessing good reading comprehension skills • Being perceptive and understanding to others’ reactions • Being able to solve complex problems • Being able to teach others • Being able to use good judgment and make good decisions
Roles and responsibilities of a dietician :
A Registered Dietitian (RD) is a trained nutrition professional who has met the strict educational and experiential standards set forth by the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND). Registered dietitians may work in a variety of settings, including (but not limited to) schools, long term care facilities, hospitals, community/public health facilities, corporate nutrition programs, the food and nutrition industry, sports nutrition, business, and research. Registered Dietitian Job Description The job description for a Registered Dietitian (RD) varies depending upon the setting in which the RD works.
• Advice and counsel others on food and nutrition.
• They may explain nutrition issues to clients, • Assess the dietary and health needs of clients, • Develop meal plans for clients, • gauge the effects of these meal plans, • promote nutrition through public speaking and community outreach programs, • Keep abreast of the latest research in nutritional and food sciences.
Registered Dietitian Skills Required :
In order to be a good, effective Registered Dietitian, one should possess the
following skills: • Good decision making and judgment capabilities • The ability to instruct others • The ability to identify and solve complex problems • Being socially perceptive; that is, aware of the reactions of others and understanding those reactions • Good reading comprehension skills • Good coordination skills and the ability to adjust one’s actions in relation to others’ actions • Effective logic, reasoning and critical thinking skills • Effective writing skills • Effective speaking skills • Active listening skills
Course duration :
Course duration is 3 Months.
1- Month for soft skills training. 2 - Months for professional training.
Eligibility :
All 12th pass, graduates or final year students.
Perks :
• Training certificate • Recommendation letter • Paid internship or 100% placement assistance
