Registered dietitians are food and nutrition experts.
They assess nutritional needs, treat dietary problems, and help individuals to prevent disease through good dietary practices. They also manage food service in health care or commercial settings. Dietitians are licensed to give group and individual nutrition counseling and serve as nutrition consultants to other health care professionals. The field combines practice and research in food, nutrition, and health with education about diet and food choices. Dietitians play an important role in fitness, health and nutritional treatment of diseases.