The Department was established at Queen Elizabeth College in 1945 as the first university department of nutrition in Europe and since then has played a leading role in the undergraduate and postgraduate training of UK and overseas students in nutrition and dietetics, in nutrition research, and in consultancy to government departments, international agencies, industry and the health media.
Nutrition is the study of the influence of food intake on health and well-being.
The importance of nutrition in the primary prevention of disease is recognised by governments in both developing and developed countries. Dietetics is the application of nutritional knowledge in individuals and groups. The practice of dietetics with individuals focuses mainly on the therapeutic use of diet in the treatment and management of disease in hospital and community settings. Dieticians have an important role in helping to prevent disease through nutrition education for groups and individuals in the community. WC2R 2LS, England, United Kingdom.